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Author Re: [PHP-DB] Using multiple submits on a page and retaining $POST data
Gunawan Wibisono

2007-03-16, 8:03 am

that's not php problem that's was javascript problem

On 3/16/07, Onochie Anyanetu <ubernoch@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, and I would like to thank everyone that attempts to help me out. I
> have looked long and hard online before I resorted to this.
>
> My problem is that I have a page that relies on multiple submits and data
> from what was submitted. example:
>
> // 1. some sort of drop down
> // 2. submit button
> // 3. display data retrieved from database
> // 4. user enters more information
> // 5. second submit button, run checks to vertify all data is entered

u mean when clicked.. the info like username are check whenever is
valid or not?? perhaps u should try ajax

> // 6. enter data into database

i don't get it what u mean in here??
>
> The problem is in step 5, when the user hits the second submit and data is
> checked before db submission, I am losing the data displayed by the first
> submit button

hmm i don't get it by reading at the first. i think in the 2nd page u
should try to make <input type=hidden name=user value=landa>
this input contain what previous data enter...

foreach($_POST as $nm=>$val){
$txt.="<input type=hidden name=$nm value=$val>";
}
echo $txt;
>
> This is what I have tried
>
> ive tried using POST and SESSION variables to display the data, but this
> doesnt work. this is because in my code i have an if isset statement to
> check if submit has been pressed, then the variables are retrieved from the
> db and used. when clicking the second submit button and checks are done, the
> top portion of the page of information retrieved by the first submit are
> nothing but blanks because the first submit is no longer set (using isset)
>
> my next idea was to save the variable selected in the first drop down (step
> 1) and requery with this selection at the second submit button to retrieve
> and redisplay the data. this did not work because this variable was set back
> to "" because the drop down resets itself on each submit. disabling the drop
> down if the first submit is set and then setting the variable did not work
> either because when the second submit is hit, the first submit is no longer
> set, so the drop down is displayed, the variable is set to "" and i get
> nothing in my variable. this also was the case if i made it a global
> variable.

i wish to see the offline from your pages.. if able send to me
>
> so basically i have resorted to just googling things and trying out
> different arrangements of code to no avail. I need a way to hold the data on
> the top half of the screen while the bottom half is being manipulated. any,
> and i mean any help at this point would be GREATLY appreciated! Thank you.
>
> Onochie
>



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