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[tcooper]

How can I tell if a form has been submitted? The following is along the lines of what I have (leaving out all the other code)...

$cksubmit = (isset($cksubmit)) ? ++$cksubmit :0;

//this is the select box that submits the form when changed

<select name="selectPrArea" id="selectPrArea" style="width:30%" onchange="document.form1.submit()" >
<option value="05">Acquisition, Consolidation, Priv &amp; Valuation</option>
<option value="10">Antitrust &amp; Mkt Analysis</option>
<option value="15">Billing, Metering &amp; Data Collection &amp; Processing</option>
<option value="20">Cost of Capital &amp; Regulatory Econ</option>
<option value="25">Cost of Service &amp; Rates</option>
<option value="30">Econometric Forecasting &amp; Statistical Analysis</option>
<option value="35">Education and Training</option>
<option value="40">Financial Forecasting &amp; Analysis</option>
<option value="50">Industry Restructuring &amp; Retail Competition</option>
<option value="70">Resource Planning &amp; Procurement</option>
<option value="75">Software Sales &amp; Support</option>
<option value="80">Strategic Planning &amp; Analysis</option>
<option value="90">Transmission Planning &amp; Analysis</option>
</select>

//this is where I write out to the screen so I can check to see if the number is changing with the submissions.

<td width="28%" height="25">&nbsp;<?php echo $cksubmit ?></td>

<input type="hidden" name="ckSubmit" value="<?php echo $cksubmit=$cksubmit; ?> ">

The value that is written to the screen is 0 and it never changes. What am I doing wrong?
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[AstroTeg]

First, are you getting the form value for $cksubmit by setting it equal to $POST or $GET (depends on how you are submitting your form).

Then I'd look at:

echo $cksubmit=$cksubmit; 

I'm not sure what you're ultimate goal is here. You're telling PHP to echo the result of the assignment operation "$cksubmit=$cksubmit". I don't think this is going to work like you're thinking it will. If you just want to output the value of $cksubmit, I'd just do:

<?=$chksubmit?>

[tcooper]

I am submitting the form via "Post". In the hidden button I do only have <?php echo $cksubmit ?>.

I was trying a few different methods and just forgot to delete the = $cksubmit.

The code still does not work right.