Posted by jcage on 06/14/07 02:23

I have a drop down box with 'Incomplete', 'Resolved' and 'Complete' as
part of my $status variable on a form and a text box called
'$datecomp' that passes the data from both variables to a MySQL
database.

How might I include an 'if' statement where if the drop down selection
for variable $datecomp is 'Incomplete' or 'Resolved', an error message
is displayed on the data entry confirmation page that requests the
user to click their browser 'back' button and enter a date in the
'datecomp' field? I was trying to modify the following code but so
far, without any luck. In other words, if 'status' = Complete or
Resolved, trigger the error on the confirmation page where a user
clicks their back button and either enters a date in the datecomp
field OR leaves the drop down box as Incomplete.

thanks,
John

if (!$datecomp || and $status="Complete" or "Resolved")
{
echo 'You must enter a DATE for items marked Complete or
Resolved.<br />'
.'Please click the browser BACK button, fill in a Complete/
Resolved date and try again.';
exit;
}

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