RE: [PHP] HELP! form validation

Thanks jim, sorry for troubling you. Ive done that now and can see that all vars are being set but the code in the form to return the contents of $err1 doesn’t display the contents, just emptiness. Thanks for your help, I will keep on playing with it. Cheers Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Moseby [mailto:JMoseby@nrbindustries.com] > Sent: 09 June 2005 15:49 > To: 'dave@digitalmeme.com'; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] HELP! form validation > > > > > > Eg: > > > > > $error_style = 'color: rgb(255,0,0)'; > > > > > if(!$name){$err1 = $error_style; $error[]="*please enter > > > > > your name\n";} > > > > > > <snip!> > > > Does it re-populate the fields with the previously entered data? > > > > Yes, it does. I already have set the variables manually like > > you say. Its > > just the $err1, $err2 vars do not seem to be set with the > > data stored in > > $error_style. > > This baffles me too then. In your code above, if $name is not set, $err1 > will be set to equal $error_style. There is obviously more coming into > play > than just this code snippet. Double-check your variable names. Place > strategically located 'echo' statements to see what is happening, for > instance, right after the above 'if' statement, place an 'echo $name;'. > > JM > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.6 - Release Date: 08/06/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.6 - Release Date: 08/06/2005