$_POST variable

ignattzu

I use a $POST variable on a user form to collect comments from a text area field. the $POST var will not store anything beyond the first word of the comments entered. When checking the result with an echo or print statement It will transmit as many characters as you like as long as there are no spaces in between. How can I Post text from a text area box like this thread, to a variable? Thanks!

bastien

show your code...its shouldn't matter with post, unless that post is humongous

ignattzu

That is what I am getting from my books too, I don't understand what the problem could be. I am using a .php page that was created with frontpage and then changed to a .php page. It uses a form method "POST" to a .php where the .php executes the echo statement

echo $_POST[field name];

If this thread were entered It would echo nothing after the word "That...."

bastien

show the code please

echo $_POST['field_name'];

note the above code has single quotes for the index and no space in the name...spaces are usually a bad thing...if you want to have two words use an underscore (as above) to join them

ignattzu

OOPS! I actually do know that and it is not the problem, interestingly, I created a simple .php form with a textarea and have no problem getting all of the text when sent to the $_POST superglobal. Now I am wondering if it could have something to do with the way I code the submit button. I force the submit to read a javascript function called validate before it can POST to the 1PirepInfoConfirm.php page that submits the form Data to the db. I took out most of the validation alternation and all of the form fields except the text area that is the trouble so that it would fit the page:

<?php
session_start();

//deny access based on session variable $PID
if(!isset($PID)) {
header("location:1PilotCenterLoginDB1.htm");
exit;
}
if(!isset($PID)) {
die();
}

//connect to mysql server
$link = mysql_connect('server', 'user', 'Password');
// $link = variable for resource link identifier
if (!$link) {
die('Could not connect to Server! Please contact Randy, email: randy@libertyvirtual.com ' . mysql_error());
}
//select database
$db_selected = mysql_select_db('ignattzu_db1', $link);
if (!$db_selected) {
die('Could not connect to DB1! Please contact Randy, email: randy@libertyvirtual.com ' . mysql_error());
}
mysql_close($link);

<title>pirep_pageDB1.php</title>

function Validate() {
if (document.Form1.PID.value == "") {
alert ("You Must Login to the Pilot Center First!");
document.Form1.FlightNum.focus();
return false;
else {
return true;
}
}
</script>

</head>

<HR>

align="justify"><b><font face="Tahoma" size="2">  Please note comments/ reason for late arrival if applicable:</font></b><i><font face="Tahoma" size="1">(optional)</b></font></i></P>

	<P><font face="Tahoma"><b>&nbsp;<font size="2">
	</font></b>
	<textarea name="Delayed" ROWS=5 COLS=35 /textarea></P>

<b>
<a href="1PcOptionsPage.php">(Return to Pilot Center)</a></font></b>

</FORM>
<HR>

</body>

</html>

bastien

textarea tag is incorrect

<textarea name="Delayed" ROWS=5 COLS=35 /textarea></

s/b

ignattzu

oops, that was an error with copying to the forum. That is not the problem, any other suggestions?

bastien

you could try moving the onclick in the submit button to the onsubmit function as part of the form tag