sessions and forms submissions

[chefmars]

I have a form (named form_1) on an html page that writes the data to a php page that then processes the data (inserts into a database table named DB_1) and also sends out the appropriate emails. After the user submits the form I then have them forwarded to our registration page (a php page). I would like to have the few fields of information that have been previously submitted appear in the appropriate fields in the larger registration form that I am asking them to complete, and then when they submit the registration form they are finished, exit and the Registration dabtabase table (named DB_2) contains only one record (and ID) for them.
(I do have the option to write the data from form_1 to DB_2 instead of DB_1 as it currently is doing)
I cannot figure it out and humbly request help and direction from those who can provide it.

Regards..........Chef Mars

[Anon]

You have to do it in steps:

1) Query the database to obtain the filed values (or pass them via URL to the new page)

2) In the HTML objects, set:

a) TEXT: VALUE="<? echo $Text_field_value; ?>"

b) SELECT: You have to set SELECTED for the option you want to display

c) TEXTAREA: Like this:
<TEXTAREA><? echo $Textarea_value; ?></TEXTAREA>

d) CHECKBOX AND RADIO: Set them to CHECKED to make 'em appear selected.

Hope this helps

fLIPIS