Re: Strange Form Error

On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 02:25, PHP List wrote: > Hi, > Can anyone tell me why php is behaving like this? > > If I use enctype="multipart/form-data", it seems the first form field > is not passed to php. ex: > <form method="post" action="products.asp" > enctype="multipart/form-data"> <input type="hidden" > name="cmd" > value="edit"> > > $cmd will not be passed to php, I have to do this: > > <form method="post" action="products.asp" > enctype="multipart/form-data"> <input type="hidden" > name="null" > value="null"> > <input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="edit"> > > Now I can use $cmd. > Is this normal? If you are trying to upload a file, I think you need to have a hidden field for MAX_FILE_SIZE - check the Handling File Uploads section of the manual. -- David Robley Techno-JoaT, Web Maintainer, Mail List Admin, etc CENTRE FOR INJURY STUDIES Flinders University, SOUTH AUSTRALIA "Is" is the verb for when you don't want a verb.