Re: Using multiple submits on a page and retaining $POST data

solved. Thanks Dan, this was pretty much the solution I came up with. Thank you Gunawan for the idea that got the ball rolling as well Onochie On 3/16/07, Dan Shirah <mrsquash2@gmail.com> wrote:

Try something like this: ****Your query here to get your dropdown values**** ** *// This first option value will set your default dropdown to display as blank* echo "<OPTION value=\"\">--SELECT--</OPTION>\n"; *// This will create a loop to return each option of your dropdown* foreach ($query_result as $q) { *// This if statement says that IF the value in your database matches your $_POST(selected) value then mark it as SELECTED*

    if ($q['my_column_value'] == $_POST['my_selected_value'])
      echo "<OPTION value=\"{$q['my_column_value']}\"

SELECTED>{$q['my_column_value']}</OPTION>\n"; *// This else statement will return your default(unselected) dropdown list if it can't match the selected value with a value in your database*

    else
      echo "<OPTION

value=\"{$q['my_column_value']}\">{$q['my_column_value']}</OPTION>\n"; } Hope that helps. On 3/16/07, Onochie Anyanetu <ubernoch@gmail.com> wrote: Almost what I wanted to do. I am looking for a way to set the default option value to the selection the user just chose. for example, something like <select name=cars value=$_POST['cars']> On 3/16/07, Gunawan Wibisono <landavia81@gmail.com> wrote:

solved On 3/16/07, Onochie Anyanetu <ubernoch@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Gunawan On your first comment, im not sure what you were referring to when

you

said

it is a js problem on your second comment, i am talking about the user entered data.

data

submitted by the first submit button will always be predefined by

means

of

the user using a selection box, the data im concerned with checking

is

the

input boxes he will be seeing. and this wont necessarily be

username/pass.

and im trying to do this in php if at all possible. on your next comment, (6) i am talking about after i vertified the

validity

of the user typed/entered data, i will enter that into my db next comment - i knew this would be hard to describe, but i'll try

again.

this is to be done all on one page. and ive tried using something

like:

value=\"$_POST['name']\"

but i am having problems keeping the initial drop down at the

selected

choice, so whenever either submit button is pressed and the post

goes to

php

self, the drop down is refreshed back to its starting value, which

is

NULL hahaha.. that's simple.. drop down menu always return to the null because u don't give selected on one of option. i have a function (build in) that's answer your problem.. if you on hurry.. i'm sory, i cant give it now.. my skrip in other comp.. <select> <option value="base" selected>sale options</option> <option value="base2" >Buy options</option> </select> try this on offline i believe.. the first you enter the page.. the sale option will be selected now add 2 option then try one of the option you add have selected.. what happen next you will see the default will be change, remember erase selected forgive me.. i think it matter of js but it matter of html. fyi.. try using ajax .. i believe it make your life for comfort.. (since it don't need to refresh the page) and make your skill up.

I hope that helps define my problem a little more Onochie On 3/16/07, Gunawan Wibisono <landavia81@gmail.com > wrote:

that's not php problem that's was javascript problem On 3/16/07, Onochie Anyanetu < ubernoch@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello, and I would like to thank everyone that attempts to help

me

out.

I

have looked long and hard online before I resorted to this. My problem is that I have a page that relies on multiple submits

and

data

from what was submitted. example: // 1. some sort of drop down // 2. submit button // 3. display data retrieved from database // 4. user enters more information // 5. second submit button, run checks to vertify all data is

entered

u mean when clicked.. the info like username are check whenever is

valid or not?? perhaps u should try ajax

// 6. enter data into database

i don't get it what u mean in here??

The problem is in step 5, when the user hits the second submit

and

data

is

checked before db submission, I am losing the data displayed by

the

first

submit button

hmm i don't get it by reading at the first. i think in the 2nd

page u

should try to make <input type=hidden name=user value=landa> this input contain what previous data enter... foreach($_POST as $nm=>$val){ $txt.="<input type=hidden name=$nm value=$val>"; } echo $txt;

This is what I have tried ive tried using POST and SESSION variables to display the data,

but

this

doesnt work. this is because in my code i have an if isset

statement

to

check if submit has been pressed, then the variables are

retrieved

from

the

db and used. when clicking the second submit button and checks

are

done,

the

top portion of the page of information retrieved by the first

submit

are

nothing but blanks because the first submit is no longer set

(using

isset)

my next idea was to save the variable selected in the first drop

down

(step

1) and requery with this selection at the second submit button

to

retrieve

and redisplay the data. this did not work because this variable

was

set

back

to "" because the drop down resets itself on each submit.

disabling

the

drop

down if the first submit is set and then setting the variable

did

not

work

either because when the second submit is hit, the first submit

is no

longer

set, so the drop down is displayed, the variable is set to ""

and i

get

nothing in my variable. this also was the case if i made it a

global

variable.

i wish to see the offline from your pages.. if able send to me

so basically i have resorted to just googling things and trying

out

different arrangements of code to no avail. I need a way to hold

the

data on

the top half of the screen while the bottom half is being

manipulated.

any,

and i mean any help at this point would be GREATLY appreciated!

Thank

you.

Onochie

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