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Posted by Steve Poe on 08/03/06 22:42
Benjamin,
Thanks for your advice. I'll look into the hidden values.
Steve
Benjamin Esham wrote:
> Steve Poe wrote:
>
> > I have a form which present a select list of animals (from a database
> > query) which belong to a client. I can see the animal names in memory and
> > the client account number. When I select the appropriate animal from the
> > list, I see the selected animal name ("spot") but everything else in
> > memory I need (client account number) has disappeared. I've heard this is
> > normal.
> >
> > I've tried storing the client account number is a session
> > ($_SESSION['account_number"] before the submit, and I can see it, but this
> > value too seems to be eliminated once the form is submitted.
>
> The "normal" way to do this, AFAIK, is to use hidden form values:
>
> <form ...>
> <input type="hidden" name="account_number" value="12345" />
> <!-- all of your normal form stuff goes here -->
> </form>
>
> Then your $_POST will include a value for account_number.
>
> HTH,
> --
> Benjamin D. Esham
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