Forms

[savingc]

When I am using a form I understand that if there are multiple items by the same name I put quantity[] correct? If I do that then it tells me the quantity field is not filled out

<tr align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"ffffff\"> 
<td width=\"2%\" class=\"plainblue\" height=\"15\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor\">$onumber</td> 
<td class=\"plainblue\" width=\"2%\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor\"><input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"description[]\" value=\"".$row["coupon"]."\"></td> 
<td class=\"plainblue\" width=\"2%\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor\"> 
<input type=\"text\" size=\"3\" name=\"quantity[]\" value=\"\" maxlength=\"3\"> 
</td> 
<td width=\"20%\" class=\"plainblue\" height=\"15\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor\"><b>".$row["coupon"]."</a></b></td> 
<td width=\"20%\" class=\"plainblue\" height=\"15\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"value\" value=\"".$row["value"]."\">".$row["value"]."</a></td> 
<td width=\"16%\" class=\"plainblue\" height=\"15\" bgcolor=\"$bgcolor\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"e_month[]\" value=\"".$row["month"]."\">".$row["month"]."/<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"e_date[]\" value=\"".$row["day"]."\">".$row["day"]."/<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"e_year[]\" value=\"".$row["year"]."\">".$row["year"]."</td> 
</td> 
</tr> 

[diego25]

If I do that then it tells me the quantity field is not filled out

What is "it"? PHP? JavaScript? What? And it'd also be helpful if we could look at the code that checks if the field is filled out.

Diego

[savingc]

"It" is PHP. When I view the HTML everything is filled out just fine. But for some reason the quantity field is not working right. it is the only field that is a text field everything else is hidden.

[diego25]

It's not filled out because you didn't put anything in the value attribute:

<input type=\"text\" size=\"3\" name=\"quantity[]\" value=\"\" maxlength=\"3\">

The value is just "".

Diego

[savingc]

It does that even if I delete that part

[diego25]

Delete what? You're supposed to add something, not delete...e.g.

<input type=\"text\" size=\"3\" name=\"quantity[]\" value=\"".$row['someField']."\" maxlength=\"3\">

Otherwise the field won't have any value...which is I think what you're asking?

Diego

[savingc]

It is a text field so the value would be entered in the text box not in the value=\"\" field correct?

<input type="text" name="quantity[]">

[ptbsG_Man]

well kinda what ever is in the value tag will show up as the default text in the textbox
so

<input type="text" value="WoRdS" name="test">

and hitting submit
is the same as

<input type="text" name="test">

and typing in WoRdS then hitting submit

in other words the value"" tag is the words in the box

[Weedpacket]

I think it would help if instead of pondering what is a perfectly harmless HTML tag we actually saw "It". After all, it's "It" that's saying the field is not filled out.