Forms with PHP

[Anon]

I have a multipage for that update a MySQL database.

I can't get a variable to move from one form to another. Let me explain:

The first page has a dropdown menu that you select the item that you want to update. Then you goto the next page that loops through each item with each object that needs to be updated. Then it goes to the confirmation page.

Right now I have it where I can select the object, but when I goto the next page it doesn't display anything. Because it is relying on this one variable. I checked the spelling, I double checked everything. I need a sanity check!

I am using the first to set the variable the next page has a hidden form field that holds that variable for the next time.

Does anybody have any advice on how they do this? What I am doing wrong.

Thanks,
Chad Shryock.
CementJob.com

PS - I am learning PHP as I go along. I started out on this book "PHP fast&easy web development" but flew through it and moved into "Core PHP Programming" by Leon Atkinson.

[Anon]

Hi!
If you use any object (select, radiobutton, checkbox, text, ...) that's have any name. Example:
<select name='Month'>
<option value=1>January</option>
<option value=2>February</option>
<option value=3>March</option>

          <option value=12>December</option>
    </select>

Then next page you gets this values by variable $Month. OK.

Chad Shryock wrote:

I have a multipage for that update a MySQL database.

I can't get a variable to move from one form to another. Let me explain:

The first page has a dropdown menu that you select the item that you want to update. Then you goto the next page that loops through each item with each object that needs to be updated. Then it goes to the confirmation page.

Right now I have it where I can select the object, but when I goto the next page it doesn't display anything. Because it is relying on this one variable. I checked the spelling, I double checked everything. I need a sanity check!

I am using the first to set the variable the next page has a hidden form field that holds that variable for the next time.

Does anybody have any advice on how they do this? What I am doing wrong.

Thanks,
Chad Shryock.
CementJob.com

PS - I am learning PHP as I go along. I started out on this book "PHP fast&easy web development" but flew through it and moved into "Core PHP Programming" by Leon At....

[Anon]

Thanks for replying,

I tried that. My select variable is mtno on the next page I have a hidden field that looks like this <input name="mtno_f" value="$mtno" type=hidden>

When I look at the source all I see is <input name="mtno_f" value="" type=hidden>

I selected an option from the drop down list.

Thanks for any help,
Chad Shryock.

[Anon]

Hey,

Your forgetting one thing.. Your still in html mode the way you did it.

YOURS:
<input name="mtno_f" value="$mtno" type=hidden>

Correct:
<input name="mtno_f" value="<? echo $mtno; ?>" type=hidden>

Hope that helps

Pete

[Anon]

How did that work out for ya Chad?

[Anon]

Thanks,

I finally got it to work.

Thanks,
Chad Shryock