frame and data posting

anne

hello..i've been trying to figure out how to overcome this.

I have two php pages😛age1.php and Page2.php
that has 3 framesets in each; main,left and top frame.

I tried sending data using a form from the main frame
of Page1.php to the main frame of Page2.php.

But instead of displaying the data, I got error message that
said the variables are undefined.

What is the error here, and how can I solve it?

thanx

RossC0

What code do you have on your second page ?

Make sure you are using the $POST or $GET variables (this depends if you have posted the form or are sending variables via the url).

A good practise is to localise the variables i.e.:

//Get Posted Variables
if(array_key_exists('postedVariable', $POST))
{
$localVariable= $POST['postedlVariable'];
}
else
{
echo('Error No Posted Variables');
die;
}

BuzzLY

I tend to stay away from frames as much as possible, since most of what I want to do can be done with CSS.

However, I believe what you need to do is have page2's parent page (with the frameset) pass the variables on to the page through the url. I'm not sure how you are passing the variables.

However, it seems like you are doing things the hard way. Are the left and top frames the same for both framesets? If so, then you should be simply targeting the main frame in your post, and not loading a brand new page.

If you must do it the way you suggest, and $GET and $POST don't contain the data you are looking for, then I suggest you go through your $POST data and copy each item into $SESSION variables. Then your site will have access to the data with no problems. Just be sure to clear your session when you are done.

anne

thanx. I tried as you suggested, but still got the negative outcome.

I used the $_POST variables.
This is my code:

In my Page 1.php:

echo "<form action=../MainPage/Page2.php method=post target=mainframe>";
echo "<input name=userID type=text size=25 maxlength=7>";
echo "<input type=submit name=ok value=' OK '>";
echo "</form>";

And in Page2.php:

$userID = $_POST['userID'];
echo $userID;

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And I don't understand why if I targeted the form in Page1 to
another differet page (without frames), the data was succesfully displayed?

anne

thanx Buzzly, i just read your msg, and i'll try it too.

anne

i forgot to mention..
the 3 framesets in the 2 pages are completely different.
that's why i have to load a new page.
<🙂>
thank you