Help with form stuff

[programmer79]

Here is a simplified version of my code. It has two forms the first form submits to php_self and the next form submits to next_page.php. What I want to know is if I can pass the values from form1 to next_page.php by pressing the submit button in form2. I can't seem to get any values from the first form passed to next_page.php

Thank you,

Tony

// Index.php
<form name="form1" method="post" action="<? $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>">
    <select name="select1" id="mfg" onChange="document.form1.submit()">
      <option value="1">1</option>
      <option value="2">2</option>
      <option value="3">3</option>
      <option value="4">4</option>
    </select>
</form>

<form name="form2" method="post" action="next_page.php">
    <input name="text" type="text" id="text">
    <input type="submit" name="Submit2" value="Submit">
</form>
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// next_page.php
<? 

if (isSet($_POST['select1'])){
	echo $_POST['select1'];
}else{
	echo "the value didn't pass";
	}
?>

[stolzyboy]

well if you are going to next_page.php, then there isn't a select1 variable, there is only a text variable

on next_page.php simply put

echo $_POST['text'];

[programmer79]

I realize that echo $POST['text']; will output the information contained within the second form, and I have no problem with that. I am interested in finding out how to pass the information from the first form. to next_page.php echo $POST['select1']; (this won't work)

Thanks,

Tony

[DeltaRho2K]

Tony,
You are going to need to do a check to see if it has posted (in the second form), and if so, include the value in a hidden input box.) You can verify to see if it posted by changing it to a text type (which will help you verify the contents)

Jacob

<form name="form1" method="post" action="<? $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>"> 
    <select name="select1" id="mfg" onChange="document.form1.submit()"> 
      <option value="1">1</option> 
      <option value="2">2</option> 
      <option value="3">3</option> 
      <option value="4">4</option> 
    </select> 
</form> 

<form name="form2" method="post" action="next_page.php"> 
    <input name="text" type="text" id="text"> 
    <input type="submit" name="Submit2" value="Submit"> 

<?
if (isSet($_POST['select1'])):
    echo "<input type=\"hidden\" value=\"".$_POST['select1']."\">";
endif;
?>


</form> 

[BlueMeteor]

<form name="form1" method="post" action="<? $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>">
<select name="select1" id="mfg" onChange="document.form2.select2.value=this.value;document.form1.submit()">
<option value="1">1</option>
<option value="2">2</option>
<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
</select>
</form>

<form name="form2" method="post" action="next_page.php">
<input name="select2" type="hidden" >
<input name="text" type="text" id="text">
<input type="submit" name="Submit2" value="Submit">

in UR next_page.php
:
if (isSet($POST['select2'])){
echo $POST['select2'];
}else{
echo "the value didn't pass";
}
?>

[DeltaRho2K]

Yeah, that works too 😉
I didn't even think of that, because i just don't get into the whole JS thing too much... Thanks BlueMeteor...