Freaky problem

zzz

I pass values from one page to another via POST method and hidden fields by submitting the form. The problem is... sometimes it appears that the vales did not get passed, but if I refresh page, they appear. I've tried it on different computers and the error appears to be consistent.

What could be causing this problem and what is a fool-proof method of getting the data from page to page?

Yamakazi

How do you handle the variables on the page you post to. Show some code please.

mtimdog

Yes, code would be nice....gosh darn global variables.

zzz

page1

<FORM ACTION="page2.php" METHOD="POST" name="1" onSubmit="return checkFields();"> //I use JavaScript to verify that all fields are filled
<input type=text  name="name">
// there's more fields obviously, this one is just an example
<input type=submit value='Next'>
</FORM>

page2

<FORM ACTION="page3.php" METHOD="POST" name="2" onSubmit="return checkFields();">
<input type=hidden name="name" value="<? echo $name; ?>">
<input type=text  name="address">
<input type=submit value='Next'>
</FORM>

page3

<FORM ACTION="submittoDBpage.php" METHOD="POST" name="3" onSubmit="return checkFields();">
<input type=hidden name="name" value="<? echo $name; ?>">
<input type=hidden name="address" value="<? echo $address; ?>">
<input type=text  name="email">
<input type=submit value='Submit'>
</FORM>

mtimdog

try using the super_global $POST when referring to $name => $POST['name'].

also, is it possible that the js checkfields...not only checks the fields, but might set them too because of an error?

zzz

OK, this was the magic cure I was looking for. Can anyone explain why it would work this wayy but not the other? I tried to find it in the manual, but was unable.

noup, I jumped the gun. The problem is back with me. Here's what happens:

I collect some values on page1, submit form to page2, pass these values in hidden fields

<input type="hidden" name="name" value="<? echo $_POST['name']; ?>">

then collect more info on page2 and submit it along with the values from page1(that's sitting in hidden fields) to page3.

Now the values are passwed to page2 always, but to page3 sometime they show, simetimes they don't. But it I refresh page3
they all suddenly show. So apparently they pass, but do not show untill I refresh the page. Because I include the same header file in all three pages, which only contains navigation and has nothing to do with the form, I put nocache tags, thinking perhaps it's some sort of odd caching problem.

I am out of ideas...

zzz

strangely enough, when I use method=GET instead of POST, the problem diappears... however I do not want to append all that info to my URL.

I might've resolved the issue by using ABSOLUTE as opposed to relative that I was using before.

Still quite puzzled but am moving on...