Variables

[Salsaboy]

When I pass thru a variable with the methos POST, the result I get on the other page is trunked.

For example a username "Le Bussier" becomes "Le".

Why is this.?

Who can give me some explination about this.

Many thanks

:rolleyes:

[mrhappiness]

dunno

show me the form and the way you do output the variable please

[Salsaboy]

In my first form I have some fields like this one :

//Définir les champs (Declaration of the fields)

$nomChamp = array   ("nom" => "Nom *",
                     "prenom" => "Prénom *",
                     "rue" => "Rue et n° *",
                     "codepostal" => "Code Postal *   ",
                     "localite" => "Localité    *",
                     "telephone" => "Téléphone",
                     "gsm" => "Gsm",
                     "e_mail" => "E-mail *",
                     "pays" => "Pays *");



  echo "<p><form action = 'InvulForm1Suite.php'               mehod='post'> ";


  echo "{$nomChamp['nom'] } :
         <br><input type='text' name='nom' size='55' maxlenght='50'
         value=" . $_POST['nom' . "<p>";

In the second form I do some test's to see if the fields are completed and if the information is structured the way it should be. If not I place them back into the fields (with the same formula I used before) and add a error message in the header to tell them that either the forgot to fill in a field or that the format used is not correct.

As i tested my form, I discovered that when I don't make a mistake and the form is filled in correctly, the variables are correct with spaces and everything, but as I replace them the are'nt.

Hopefully this will give you some information

[dartcol]

You were missing a bracket after $POST and had maxlength spelled incorrectly. I don't know if it helps. Try it again and see.

 echo "{$nomChamp['nom'] } :
<br><input type='text' name='nom' size='55' maxlength='50'
value=" . $_POST['nom'] . "<p>"

[Salsaboy]

The bracket is just missing becaus I copied the text into this forum. And I don't see what is misspelled in maxlength='50' Please tell me what's the error.

[gunhoe86]

it says maxlenght

[Salsaboy]

thanks, I changed it, but no influence to the result. Still the same problem.

[Kudose]

Could it be the fact that you didnt close your input tag?

try:

<?
echo "<form action = 'InvulForm1Suite.php' mehod='post'>"; 
$value = $_POST['nom'];
echo "{$nomChamp['nom']} : <br><input type='text' name='nom' size='55' maxlength='50' 
value='$value'><p>"; 
?>

[Salsaboy]

Doesn't work. I changed it without result.
For test reason's I changed the code into this :

$value = $POST['nom'];
echo "{$nomChamp['nom'] } :$value".$POST['nom'].";
<br><input type='text' name='nom' size='55' maxlength='50'
value=$value><p>";

So, directly after the field-header I output the value of $value and the value of $_POST['nom']. And guess what... it show's up correctly.
But inside the textfield the name is truncated.

Why Oh Why.????

Who can give me some information about this mistery.

[mrhappiness]

let's say $_POST['nom'] has the value John Doe

then your input will look like
<input type='text' name='nom' size='55' maxlength='50' value=John Doe>

what makes you think that your browser recognizes a space as delimitzer between several attributes like type, name and size but also recognizes that the space between John and Doe does not signal a new attribut?

if you make it look like <input type='text' name='nom' size='55' maxlength='50' value="John Doe"> everything will be fine

btw: that's what Kurdose had already posted, you have to read more carefully 🙂

[Salsaboy]

First of all, a client won't type "John Doe" into the textfield. He will use John Doe wich I put into a variable to send it thru.

Secondly I tried "John Doe" in the textfield and the output result was \"John and that's it. Everything after the space is lost. In the textfield that is, because the test on the value of the variable show's that it contains "John Doe".

That's the problem.

[mrhappiness]

you don't want to understand do you?

have you tried using the " to envelope $value?

have you had a look at the generated html source?

[Salsaboy]

I sorry I didn't understand you the first time. I'm quit new in programming in php so sometimes you have to be very specific.

But many thanks to you. This was the problem. I really appreciate your help.