how do I pass a variable outside of a web form

Anon

November 3, 2000
Could someone tell me how I can get around this problem:
I have in my web form the following tag
<INPUT type=\"hidden\" name=\"measurement\" value="$someValue">
where $someValue contains both single and double quotes (eg, 139'7"x65'3").
In the example I've given, you can see that $measurement will be assigned the value 139'9.
I am using PHP4.0....is there a way to pass the variable
$measurement=(139'7"x65'3") from a web page on to a PHP script other than through a web form?
A million THANKS to whoever solves this problem!!!!!!!!
Allen.

Anon

You can pass it through your form, you just have to escape those single and double quotes so that you get all of the data.

$measurement = "(139\'7\"x65\'3\")";

You can do this automatically by using addslashes()

$fixed_measurement = addslashes($measurement);

Then assign it into your hidden form element as usual.

If you're set on passing it somehow outside of the form, then you can pass it int he url, you may still have to addslashes() or urlencode() it, though.

www.yourpage.com?measurement=(139'7"x65'3")

I don't know if the quotes will still mess that up.

---John Holmes...