problem with text boxes

Nana

Hi,

I have very simple problem, but do not know how to solve it:

I take some info from the users from on-line registration form text boxes and pass it to the next page storing them in the text boxes. Problem is that if text box on the first page had a space between strings (i.e. first and last name), second page shows only the string that was entered before space (first name). The string after the space (last name) is cut off.

Could anyone tell me what's the problem?

thanks

dalecosp

You should double quote text strings in HTML ... it may be that this is biting you 😉

Weedpacket

This is something I mentioned in the Debugging 101 thread.

Nana

Thanks for your replyes, but it's still not working .

On the first page I have:

On the second page I have:

echo "input type=\"text\" name=sender_name value=$sender_name>

On the second page I get only sender's first name. I used your sugestions, but I guess I do something wrong.

Could you show me on this example how to solve the problem.

Thanks

laserlight

On the first page, use:
<input type="text" name="sender_name">

On the second page, use:

echo "<input type=\"text\" name=\"sender_name\" value=\"$sender_name\">";

That is what dalecosp meant by "double quote text strings in HTML".

Incidentally, it might be better to use:

<input type="text" name="sender_name" value="<?php
if (!empty($_POST['sender_name']))
	echo htmlspecialchars(stripslashes($_POST['sender_name']));
?>">

Assuming that the form was submitted by the POST method.

dalecosp

Originally posted by laserlight
That is what dalecosp meant by "double quote text strings in HTML".

Exactly.

Nana, you must remember that when using $sender_name, or any other string variable in HTML, it should be quoted.

Just because the name of the variable doesn't have spaces ($sender_name), it doesn't follow that the content of the variable has none.

Weedpacket's Debugging 101 post shows you an example of what was probably happening in your HTML source code.

If you'll use laserlight's code, this problem should disappear.

BTW, welcome to PHPBuilder!

Nana

laserlight and dalecosp,

Thank you so much. Of course it works. I've should thought about it before.....

nana