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Posted by Jerim79 on 12/06/06 15:14
Moot wrote:
> Jerim79 wrote:
> > My working theory
> > right now is that the second form erases all variables from the first
> > form, as for as the system is concerned.
>
> Indeed, this is the case. A form submission is a *one-time-only*
> action. Whatever form fields exist are passed to the next page,
> afterwhich they no longer exist. Submitting that second form passes on
> the second form's data, but none of the first.
>
> > <form method="POST" action="check.php?email=<?php echo $email ?>">
> >
>
> Eww. This just looks like a bad idea. Typically, to have forms span
> multiple submissions, you need to propogate the form fields, but not
> like this. The easiest way is to use hidden form fields. IE, something
> like:
> <input type="hidden" name="name" value="<?php echo $_POST['name'] ?>">
>
> You give each piece of data you want to propogate it's own hidden
> element, that way this data gets included along with the next form
> submission.
Thank you. I had thought about hidden buttons, but wasn't sure if that
was the way to go. I will go back and do it the way you suggested.
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