got it, thanks

Seth Yount wrote: > in you print statement you have ?lastname=%s, shouldn't that be '$s' > denoting a variable being passed? Try that out. > > gl -- Seth > > Matthew Crouch wrote: > > > this bit from my index page is giving me 2 headaches: > > 1. it isn't passing anything into the URL > > 2. the page that gets called ("name.php") sits and tries to load > > forever. it looks like it's even filling up my hard drive with data (?!) > > > > Note: it does this (#2) even if I type in the URL with a variable and > > value, like "name.php?lastname=smith" > > > > <? > > printf ("<form method=\"post\" > > action=\"name.php?lastname=%s\">", > > $lastname); > > ?> > > <div align="center"> > > <input type="Text" name="lastname" size="75"> > > <input type="Submit" name="submit" value="Search for > > Last Name"> > > </div> > > </form> > > </div> > >