passing variables using forms

[talligan]

Hello all.

What I'm trying to do is to pass a variable using a form.

So I'm doing this

while ($num <= $num1) {
$num++;
echo "<br>$num";
echo "<br> <b>";
echo $big[name][$num];
echo "<br></b>";
echo $big[address][$num];
echo "<br>";
echo $big[city][$num];
echo "<br>";
echo $big[Postal_code][$num];
echo "<br>";
echo "Phone: ";
echo $big[phone][$num];
echo " Fax: ";
echo $big[fax][$num];
echo"<br>";
echo $big[email][$num];
echo "<br><br>";
if ($num == 10)
{$num = serialize($num);
echo "<FORM NAME ='next10prev10' METHOD=get ACTION='dataaccess.php'>
<input name='num' type='hidden' value = '.$num.' >
<a href='dataaccess.php'> Next 10</a>";
break;

			} }

But it doesn't seem to be passing $num to the next page which is what I want it to do. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks all,
Ian

[sarahk]

If you view the source you will find your hidden field looks like this:

<input name='num' type='hidden' value = '.7.' >

try viewing the source and checking the plain html to see if it meets your expectations.

[feldon23]

May I suggest?...

$startat = $_GET['startat'];
if (!isset($startat))
  $startat = 1;

for ($num = $startat; $num <= $_GET['startat']+9; $num++) {
  if (!isset($big[][$num])
    break;
  $data=<<<HEREDOC
  <br>{$num}<br>
  <b>{$big[name][$num]}<br></b>
  {$big[address][$num]}<br>
  {$big[city][$num]}<br>
  {$big[Postal_code][$num]}<br>
   Phone: {$big[phone][$num]}
   Fax: {$big[fax][$num]}<br>
  {$big[email][$num]}<br><br>
  HEREDOC;

  echo $data;

}

if (isset($big[][$num+1]))
  echo "<A href=\"".$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']."?startat=".$num+1."\">Next 10</a>";