Re: Passing variables in a multiple part form

You might be able to utilize my libHtmlForm package. It is a simple collection of HTML <form> widgets, but allow for such input as arrays and defining default values. Very usefull for creating dynamic <form> elements. http://www.nirvani.net/software/ Jeremy Jeremy Brand :: Sr. Software Engineer :: 408-245-9058 :: jeremy@nirvani.net http://www.JeremyBrand.com/Jeremy/Brand/Jeremy_Brand.html for more Get your own Free, Private email at http://www.smackdown.com/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "<body>" -- Quoted from Yahoo! homepage, http://www.yahoo.com On Tue, 2 Jan 2001, Richard J. Mackey wrote: > Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2001 19:29:36 -0500 > From: Richard J. Mackey <mackeyrj@nettaxi.com> > To: PHP List Serve <php-general@lists.php.net> > Subject: [PHP] Passing variables in a multiple part form > > I am using PHP3.016 > > I would like help in setting up the ability to pass a variable from one form into the second > part of the same form and then again to a third and perhaps 4th part of the same form. Basically I > have a rough setup on mysite at > http://mackey-decorating.com/CSForm_start.php3 > > The first part works fine as does the second part. However after that the variables that are > created during the loop which makes the table and inserts the textareas for data collection are lost > when the function ends. The third part of this form works only because I wrote the code for each > individual table cell. Very time consuming and inefficient. > > (Sample) > $y=1; > Print " <table border=\"2\" cellpadding=\"3\" > cellspacing=\"1\">\n"; > Print " <tr>\n"; > Print " <td width=\"100\">\n"; > if ($y<$roomcount) > { > print " $Room1\n"; > Print " </td>\n"; > Print "<td width=\"100\">\n"; > print "<input type=\"text\" name=\"Room$y\" > size=\"20\">\n"; > Print "</td>\n"; > Print " <td width=\"100\">\n"; > print "<input type=\"text\" name=\"Room$y\" > size=\"20\">\n"; > Print "</td>\n"; > Print "<td width=\"100\">\n"; > Print "<input type=\"text\" name=\"Room$y\" > size=\"20\">\n"; > Print " </td>\n"; > Print " <td width=\"100\">\n"; > print "<input type=\"text\" name=\"Room$y\" > size=\"20\">\n"; > Print " </td>\n"; > Print "</tr>\n"; > Print " <tr>\n"; > Print " <td width=\"100\">\n"; > } > $y=$y+1; > if ($y<$roomcount) > { > print" $Room2\n"; > Print " </td>\n"; > Print "<td width=\"100\">\n"; > print "<input type=\"text\" name=\"Room$y\" > size=\"20\">\n"; > Print "</td>\n"; > Print " <td width=\"100\">\n"; > print "<input type=\"text\" name=\"Room$y\" > size=\"20\">\n"; > Print "</td>\n"; > Print "<td width=\"100\">\n"; > Print "<input type=\"text\" name=\"Room$y\" > size=\"20\">\n"; > Print " </td>\n"; > Print " <td width=\"100\">\n"; > print "<input type=\"text\" name=\"Room$y\" > size=\"20\">\n"; > Print " </td>\n"; > Print "</tr>\n"; > Print " <tr>\n"; > Print " <td width=\"100\">\n"; > } > > (End sample) > > All help will be appreciated. >