passing data from form to another form

[dcjones]

Hi all, I have read just about every post regarding passing variables but I don't understand them.

Q. I have a form with 2 fields

FORM 1

session_start();

<form method="post" name="form1" action="second_form.php">
<table>
<tr>
<td>First Name:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="textfield" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Surname:</td>
<td><input type="text" name="textfield2" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>x</td>
<td><input type="submit" value="Book Now"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

I want to pass the users input from FORM 1 into FORM2.

FORM2

<form method="post" name="form2" action="">
<table>
<tr>
<td>First Name:</td>
<td><?php $name = $_GET[ 'name ]; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Surname:</td>
<td><?php $surname = $_GET[ 'surname ]; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td<input type="submit" value="Comfirm Provisional Reservation"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

I have been at this for hours. The problem is I don't understand how this is done. Can anyone help please.

[zabmilenko]

You want to use the value field of the target form:

<input type="text" name="blah" value="<?php echo $_REQUEST['fieldname']; ?>" />

If the forms are on the same page, you need some javascript.

[void_function]

FORM2

<form method="post" name="form2" action="">
<table>
<tr>
<td>First Name:</td>
<td><?php echo $_POST[ 'textfield' ]; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Surname:</td>
<td><?php echo $_POST[ 'textfield2' ]; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td<input type="submit" value="Comfirm Provisional Reservation"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

[dcjones]

Hi and thanks for your replies.

And I am still getting know where. This is what I have so far.

FORM1 This is the user data entry form.

<form method="post" name="form2" action="second_form.php">
<table>
<tr>
<td>First Name:</td>
<td><input name="name" type="text" id="name" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Surname:</td>
<td><input name="surname" type="text" id="surname" /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td</td>
<td><input type="submit" value="Book Now"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

When the first form is sumbitted the SECOND FORM loads and the correct data is passed and is displayed.

FORM 2

<form method="post" name="form2" action="">
<table>
<tr>
<td>First Name:</td>
<td><?php print $name; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Surname:</td>
<td><?php print $surname; ?></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td><input type="submit" class="coursebodytext" value="Comfirm Provisional Reservation"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

If the user agrees with the data they have input they click on the submit button which loads a third form and inserts the data into the database.

FORM3

function GetSQLValueString($theValue, $theType, $theDefinedValue = "", $theNotDefinedValue = "") 
{
  $theValue = (!get_magic_quotes_gpc()) ? addslashes($theValue) : $theValue;

  switch ($theType) {
    case "text":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
      break;    

    case "long":
    case "int":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? intval($theValue) : "NULL";
      break;
    case "double":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . doubleval($theValue) . "'" : "NULL";
      break;
    case "date":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? "'" . $theValue . "'" : "NULL";
      break;
    case "defined":
      $theValue = ($theValue != "") ? $theDefinedValue : $theNotDefinedValue;
      break;
  }
  return $theValue;
}

$editFormAction = $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];
if (isset($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])) {
  $editFormAction .= "?" . htmlentities($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);
}

if ((isset($_POST["MM_insert"])) && ($_POST["MM_insert"] == "form2")) {
  $insertSQL = sprintf("INSERT INTO int_course_booking ( first_name, surname) VALUES (%s, %s)",

                   GetSQLValueString($_POST['first_name'], "text"),
                   GetSQLValueString($_POST['surname'], "text"));


  mysql_select_db($database_int_courses, $int_courses);
  $Result1 = mysql_query($insertSQL, $int_courses) or die(mysql_error());

  $insertGoTo = "international_intelligence_all_courses.php";
  if (isset($_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'])) {
    $insertGoTo .= (strpos($insertGoTo, '?')) ? "&" : "?";
    $insertGoTo .= $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'];
  }
  header(sprintf("Location: %s", $insertGoTo));
}


<form method="post" name="form2" action="<?php echo $editFormAction; ?>">
<table>
<tr>
<td><div align="center">PROVISIONAL RESERVATION </div></td>
<tr>
<td>First Name:</td>
<td ><input name="first_name" type="text"  value="><?php echo $_POST[ 'first_name' ]; ?>" size="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Surname:</td>
<td></td>
<td><input name="surname" type="text"  value="><?php echo $_POST[ 'surname' ]; ?>" size="4"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="submit"  value="Comfirm Provisional Reservation"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="hidden" value="mailto:[e-mail]"  />
<input type="hidden" name="MM_insert" value="form2">
</form>

The problem I am having is that when the THIRD form is processed the data is not written in to the database.

Can anyone see what I am doingwrong, or am I doing this completly backwards.

Many thanks for any help you can give.

[zabmilenko]

AHH!

I think you need some hidden fields in your second form to hold the values from your first form.

<form method="post" name="form2" action="">
    <input type="hidden" name="name" value="<?php echo $_POST['name']; ?>">
    <input type="hidden" name="surname" value="<?php echo $_POST['surname']; ?>">
    .
    .
    .
</form>