Re: Script FLOW-- branching and subroutines/functions

Thanks, Michael You've reinforced how I've come learn that php does things. When I first tried the script it simply printed the first form over and over. it was kind of funny in a way. I'll restructure my program now to account for how PHP does things. thanks again, chris On Mon, 9 Apr 2001 22:34:36 +0930 (CST), Michael Hall wrote: > >Here's what I'd do (pseudocode): > ><?php > >if ($submit) { > check for duplicate; > if (everything OK) { > commit to db; > } >} >else { > display form with submit button named 'submit'; >} > >?> > >Mick > >> how do I do this >> >> call form >> wait there until it is completed >> call check >> look for duplicate >> >> then if ok >> I then commit to database after entereing data > > >