Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 12/29/07 18:51

Karl wrote:
> On 29 Des, 15:54, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
>> Karl wrote:
>>> Hello again.
>>> I have a form for posting news articles.
>>> Form one is the "register" form.
>>> Then I go to the preview form were I can select edit or accept
>>> If I select edit, I got the "edit form" and if I select accept, I
>>> receive a message that say:
>>> The news article "headline" are posted into the database.
>>> When I use the file field and browse to "my photos", select an image
>>> and post it. I can see it in the priview form/page and can also show
>>> it in the article.
>>> But if I select the "edit" button I can't see the image.
>>> I am using <input type="hidden" name="article_photo"
>>> value="$article_foto"> field to preserve the value of the field:
>>> <input type="file" name="article_photo">
>>> Well. I discover that if I not have anything in the field <input
>>> type="file" name="article_photo"...
>>> but still have the image.jpg in the hidden field. It use the
>>> $_POST["article_photo"] insted of
>>> $_FILES["article_photo"];
>>> So I was thinking that this below should do the trick:
>>> if(!isset($_FILES["article_photo"])){
>>> $article_photo = $_POST["article_photo"];
>>> } else {
>>> $article_photo = $_FILES["article_photo"];
>>> }
>>> But still the image are not avaible in the edit or preview pages in
>>> the variable $article_photo
>>> BUT if I use the file field and browse, select an image and post it.
>>> Then it show up in those pages.
>>> How can I fix this? Is it better to use setcookie("article_photo",
>>> $_POST['article_photo'] time()+30);
>>> Thanks for all advice. (and sorry my weak english)
>>> Karl
>> Do you have the image file name in a <img...> tag?
>>
>
> Yes, I have.
>
> And it works if I use the <input type="file" name="article_photo">
> field.
> $article_photo = $_FILES["article_photo"]; make it work.
> But when I have the image.jpg registred in a <input type="hidden"...
> field, it does not work.
>
> I think that this hidden field use the $_POST["article_photo"]
> instead of $_FILES["article_photo"] because if i "comment out" the
> $_FILES... line and insted use $_POST["article_photo"] I can find it..
> But then the file field not work..
>
> Karl
>

OK, did you write this yourself? Or is this someone else's script?

If the latter, that's who you should be asking.

And <input type="file"...> and <input type="hidden"...> have two
entirely different uses.

And sure - if you comment out the $_FILES line, there is no way for the
file field will work.

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