Must click Submit to carry FORM vars

cdherold

This isn't exactly a database question, but it seems to me that people who come here know a lot about everything ...

the problem is this ... when I click "Submit" to a form that does a PHPSelf post, the variables carry through fine, but when i just hit return instead of actually placing the mouse on the Submit button and clicking, the program goes, but the entered variables don't carry over.

anybody know why this happens? I'de like to fix it if possible.

thanks,

cdherold

[deleted]

Is your HTML form ok? Check the form syntax, maybe you have an error in the submit-button syntax or something.

icaro

i had this problem.. dont remember exactly where or what was done but it was something like a check for button name.. in php code that checks data was an if like:

if ($button == 'ok') {
//save it
} else {
//ignore it - 'cause user didn't hit ok
}

it is just a possibility... try to remove this check on php code or put an javascript event on form:

for some reason, the button only gets its value if it is 'clicked', or if you select it (with tab) and so press return.

tell us if its nothing like that..

cdherold

It's a very simple little script ... it's below. Still unsure why it's not working.

<code>
<?

if ($submit) {do this}

<head><title>db interface</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"></head>
<body>

Background ID of file to be retrieved: <input type="Text" name="background_id">

</code>

cdherold

Anon

try putting a hidden variable in your script like this ...

then ...

if ($whatever == "submit") {
do this
}

This way, your code is not dependant on someone hitting the submit button, they can use the enter key and get the same results.

[deleted]

Good point, but now the form is always submitted asif the button was pressed, and you have to go through hoops to get the cancel button to work again 🙁