Re: Switch Statement

Try this <?php if ( $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST' ) { // Post#1 var_dump($_POST); // Check conditions... if ( isset($_POST['next_step']) ) {

    switch ( $_POST['next_step'] ) {
      case 'step20':
        echo "\n\nCustomer Number: (#{$_POST['Cust_Num']})\n\n";
      break;
    }

} } ?> <form method="POST" action=""> <input name="next_step" type="text" value="step20" /> <input type="submit" value="press" /> </form> ##################### Obviously, you never want to output raw input in this manor, but for a quick test, you should be fine. On 10/19/2013 09:10 PM, German Geek wrote:

         switch ( $_POST['next_step'] )
         {

                 case 'step20':
                 {

echo 'step20';

                         if(!empty($_POST['Cust_Num']))
                                 good();
                         if(empty($_POST['Cust_Num']))
                                 bad();
                         break;
                 } //end step20

         } //end switch

?> works fine when you hit submit. Try to isolate the error by running a simplified script like this one next time before posting. Also, you had "pint_r" instead of "print_r" somewhere. I would also set these in php.ini: error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED & ~E_STRICT ; OR even error_reporting = E_ALL & E_DEPRECATED & E_STRICT ; AND display_errors = On and correct all errors and warnings if you have time, but even if not... Question to all: Does this formatting work for you or is it too much, annoying or anything else bad? Tim-Hinnerk Heuer Twitter: @geekdenz Blog: http://www.thheuer.com On 30 September 2013 06:28, mrfroasty <mrfroasty@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello, I suggest you put default in that switch statement and var_dump the $_POST.That should be enough for a programmer to pin point what goes wrong. P:S **You might want to consider versioning your codes to go back into its history to see what has changed. Muhsin On 09/29/2013 04:33 AM, Ethan Rosenberg wrote:

Dear List - I have a working program. I made one change in a switch statement, and it does not work. I'm probably missing something fundamental. Here are some code SNIPPETS... [please note that all my debug statements are at the left margin] Setup... <?php

     session_start();
     session_name("STORE");
     set_time_limit(2400);
     ini_set('display_errors', 'on');
     ini_set('display_startup_errors', 'on');
     error_reporting(-2);

     ini_set('error_reporting', 'E_ALL | E_STRICT');
     ini_set('html_errors', 'On');
     ini_set('log_errors', 'On');
     require '/home/ethan/P/wk.inc'; //password file
     $db = "Store";
     $cxn =mysqli_connect($host,$user,$password,$db);
     if (!$cxn)
     {
     die('Connect Error (' . mysqli_connect_errno() . ') '
         . mysqli_connect_error());
     }// no error
     if($_REQUEST['welcome_already_seen']!= "already_seen")
         show_welcome();

     //end setup
     function show_welcome() //this is the input screen
     {
         <snip>

     echo " <input type='hidden' name='welcome_already_seen'

value='already_seen'>";

     echo " <input type='hidden' name='next_step' value='step20' />";

         <snip>
     }

         //end input screen

     //Switch statement

echo 'before'; print_r($_POST); //post#1

     switch ( $_POST['next_step'] )
     {

         case 'step20':
         {
pint_r($_POST);    //post#2

echo 'step20';

             if(!empty($_POST['Cust_Num']))
                 good();
             if(empty($_POST['Cust_Num']))
                 bad();
             break;
         } //end step20

         <snip>
     } //end switch

post#1 beforeArray (

     [Cust_Num] => 123
     [Fname] =>
     [Lname] =>
     [Street] =>
     [City] =>
     [state] => NY
     [Zip] => 10952
     [PH1] =>
     [PH2] =>
     [PH3] =>
     [Date] =>
     [welcome_already_seen] => already_seen
     [next_step] => step20

) Cust_Num state and Zip are as entered. The switch statement is never entered, since post#2 is never displayed, and neither good() or bad() functions are entered. TIA Ethan

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