help with hidden fields in form please.

[aron]

hi gus, need help with my code please.

i have this hidden filed

$development = "test";

<input name="development" type="hidden" id="development" value="<? "$development" ?>">

when i post it it using the form

then request it on the next page

$development = $_REQUEST['development'];
echo $development;

its not printing.

why...

cheers aron

[sapoxgn]

Try this:

<?php
$development = "test";
?>
<form metod="GET" action="submit.php">
<input name="development" type="hidden" id="development" value="<? $development ?>">

<input type="submit" value="Send this!">
</form>

And int the submit.php try this:

<?php
$development = $_GET['development'];
echo $development; 
?>

[aron]

ok this is my form

developement is coming through as a number eg. 1 or 2 or 3 etc...
<?
$development = $_REQUEST['development'];
?>

<form action="step2_select.php" method="post" name="form1" target="_self">
<p>
<input name="development" type="hidden" id="development" value="<? $development ?>">
<? echo $development ?></p>
<p>Category</p>
<p>
<input name="category" type="radio" value="residential">
Residential<br>
<input name="category" type="radio" value="commercial">
Commercial <br>
<input name="category" type="radio" value="industrial">
Industrial <br>
</p>
<p>
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</p>
</form>

and this is step_select.php

<?
$cat = $REQUEST['category'];
$development = $REQUEST['development'];
echo $development;
echo $cat;
?>

category comes through ok but development will not print

[tekky]

try using $_POST['development'] and reading up on super globals at php.net