Help: Trouble reading an XML file into form variables.

Ryan_McAuley

I have a site I am working on and am having trouble reading a dynamically generated xml file and placing the contents of it into the rest of the form.

When the user enters his first & last name I create a xml file with the rest of the user s information. But I can't read that info into the form.

requestUrl = "xml_contact_provider.php" + "?f_name=" + document.getElementById("f_name").value + "&l_name=" + document.getElementById("l_name").value;

This xml_contact_provider.php works.... I just need help getting the info in to the form.

Thanks for reading.

wsams

Can you explain your question a little more? I'm not sure what you mean about getting the info. into the form. Are they not typing this information directly into the html form. Looks like a JavaScript question.

Ryan_McAuley

When the user is given the form to fill in, I thought it would be nice if they only have to enter in their first and last name, then have the form populate with the rest of the information.
This is also working on the assumption that they have previously entered information on another occasion, so we would already have their personal info.

If this is in the wrong forum I apologize.

wsams

It may be the wrong forum. I could help you do this with Ajax easily if you want. That sounds like what you're looking for. If you click on my name, you can find my home page which has my email in the footer. Part of it's PHP, but the meat is Ajax I think.