_GET question

Hello All, My application has a search / query feature where in the user selects the search criteria and is displayed a page containing the reults. The user must also be allowed to edit these results and save them later on. On the results page I use the following logic, //

//     START OF PSEUDOCODE

// <? session_start() if ($submit) {

     yada yada yada

Update the database with the changes the user has made in the form

    $value = $_GET['val'];
    echo ": ".$value."<br>";

$UpdateString = "UPDATE contacts SET ... .... .... ..... .... where WHERE company = '$value' "; } elseif (isset(_SESSION['validuser'])) {

    display the form with the results of the search
<form name="form1" method="post" action="full_profile_1.php?val=$company">

... ... ... ... </form> } elseif ( ! isset(_SESSION['validuser'])) { // display an error page asking the user to login } //

//    END OF PSEUDOCODE

// Can some one tell me if the action parameter of the form is correct ? Since in the first part of the if() statement when I try to retrieve the value of $_GET['val'] I do not get anything. All suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance --Pushpinder