Re: empty() & texarea

When register_globals is on try this: if ($open_why_good_consult){ } Regards, Andrey ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Fulton" <jfulton@rci.rutgers.edu> To: <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, March 01, 2002 6:45 PM Subject: [PHP] empty() & texarea > > I can't seem to get empty() to check if someone has left > a textarea unanswered in an online form with code like > the following: > > <textarea rows=8 cols=50 name=open_why_good_consult> > <?echo $open_why_good_consult?> > </textarea> > > if(empty($open_why_good_consult)) { > print "Please fill in why you would be a good consultant"; > } > > > Any ideas? It seems to work for things like this: > > <input type=text name=user_name size=8 value="<?echo $user_name?>"> > > if empty($user_name) { > print "Please fill in a username"; > } > > I suppose it is because the variable is not getting posted. Is > there a way to post the variable? > > Thanks. > > John > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >