[RESOLVED] update query

[JD_]

i cant understand why the updatepost function isnt working when i print the query n_title and n_desc are blank.

              <? 
    // Status Msg

function updatepost() {
$query_edit="UPDATE Dowdales SET 
n_desc = '$editor1',
n_title = '$n_title' WHERE nid = '$id'";
mysql_query($query_edit) or die(mysql_error().'There has been a problem while trying to edit the news , please contact the administrator');
echo "Success the news post has been updated!";
print $query_edit;
}

function pagestatus() {
echo "Ready";
}
$func = $do_what;
if ('' == $func) { 
    $func = pagestatus; // Assume pagestatus if do_what is null 
} 
$func($n_title,$editor1,$id,$news_table,$pg_nm,$nid);
 ?>

and the form:

<form action="index.php" method="post" target="_self">
            <tr>
              <td width="99">News Title</td>
              <td width="664"><div align="left">
                <input name="n_title" type="text" id="n_title" value="<? echo "$title_data"; ?>">
              </div></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>News Content </td>
              <td><div align="left">
<input name="editor1" type="text" id="editor1" value="<? echo "$editor_data"; ?>">
</div></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Submit</td>
              <td><div align="left">
               <input type="hidden" name="id" value="<? echo $id; ?>">
               <input type="hidden" name="do_what" value="updatepost">
               <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
              </div></td>
            </tr>
          </form>

[trexx]

you can not call a function this way. use a switch statement to decide which function to use. also you need to define which arguments your function can handle. btw: you shouldn't use autoglobals on anymore. So get your form-variables from the $_POST array.

your code should look like this:

<? 
// Status Msg
function updatepost($editor1, $n_title, $id) {
    $query_edit="UPDATE Dowdales SET 
    n_desc = '$editor1',
    n_title = '$n_title' WHERE nid = '$id'";
    mysql_query($query_edit) or die(mysql_error().'There has been a problem while trying to edit the news , please contact the administrator');
    echo "Success the news post has been updated!";
    print $query_edit;
}

function pagestatus() {
    echo "Ready";
}

switch ($_POST['do_what']) {
    case 'updatepost':
        updatepost($_POST['editor1'], $_POST['n_title'], $_POST['id']);
    break;
    default:
        pagestatus();
    break;
}
?> 

[JD_]

Thankyou so much.