PHP problem with text input field

[paulkenn]

Strange problem occuring with the following code

<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="text" name="emisc1" size="30" maxlength="255" value=<?php print $line["emisc1"]; ?>></td>

When the php prints the value from field emisc1 it only prints the first character, for example, the value is "I hope this works" the field only displays "I". When you update the form it replaces the value in MySQL db with "I".

However, when printing the form only, the following code returns value of the field correctly...

<td><span class="bodytextfill">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<?php print $line["emisc1"]; ?></span></td>

The field type is varchar, 255

Any ideas, why this is malfunctioning? I'm at wits end!

[bpat1434]

Yes, you're not using HTML properly.... if you want the value to be a string, you need to wrap it in quotes.

<?php //this line purely for aesthetics on here ?>
td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <input type="text" name="emisc1" size="30" maxlength="255" value="<?php print $line["emisc1"]; ?>"></td>

That will get what you want.

~Brett

[paulkenn]

Thanks! Can't believe I missed that.