Re: using <input> tags with php

In a message dated 2/1/2003 2:02:06 PM Pacific Standard Time, rusty_81@msn.com writes: >i tried getting the values into vars using fetch_array/fetch_object and >fetch_row and tried to put them in variables but for some odd reason it >really doesnt work because when i try to use the vars in the value section >instead of printing in the edit box the content of the variable i usually >end up with "?>", ">", "<?php", or "}?>" >instead... any reason this shows >up? and when i do: >echo "<input type=text name=$name value='$new_var'>"; >then on the web page i end up with some thing like this instead of the edit >box: >">";;"> >}?> >any reason for that? It sounds like $name and/or $new_var may be empty. Did you echo the variables before using them in your form to check whether the values from the database are actually in the variables? Janet