passing variables through hidden input

[poncho4u]

Hi. I am passing a variable $std_id_url from a page say iden3.php.I am using a hidden input as shown by the
following lines.

<form method="POST" action="main_form1.php">

// more code here, select options

<?php

$course_code=urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['course_code']);
$std_id_url=urldecode($HTTP_GET_VARS['std_id']);

// <td> You are student #</td><td>
?>
<input type="hidden" name="std_id_url" value="std_id_url">
<?
echo $std_id_url;
//"<br></td>";
echo $course_code;

// submit comes here
?>
</form>

Can u tell me why when I am calling it on the main_form1.php page it
doesn't load?( I mean the value is not assigned).

[Weedpacket]

Probably because you're using a POST action in your form, and not a GET.

[prune]

you could access that variable just like that with

$_POST[std_id_url]