Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 04/13/06 07:44

Garry Jones wrote:
> "Areric" <josh.schramm@gmail.com> skrev i meddelandet
> news:1144859265.824519.146700@z34g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
>
>>what is the motivation behind using the index5c.html page. Generally
>>you display your content on the same page you submit to.
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> Ok, maybe I am not going about this in the best way. Lets start from the
> begining.
>
> I have a page in which users can enter data about themselves and their
> friends to sign up for a sporting event. I process the form and the MySQL
> coding with process_this.php. I then return control to the index5c.html
> which thanks the user for his registration(s). Here, I thought would be a
> good idea to remind the user of the data that has been keyed in. Based on
> how many participants the user has registered and according to which
> distance for each participant is signed up for the total price will be
> different. That will all come later first I need to be able to pass
> variables back.
>
> However, a thought struck me. Maybe its best not to process the SQL coding
> straight away. When the user clicks submit maybe I can use a preview page
> which shows the user the data entered and asks him to confirm the
> registration. Here I could also use some maths to show him the ammount of
> money to pay in if he confirms. Cancel would send the user back to the entry
> form, OK would submit and send to a process php file which would handle the
> code for MySQL.
>
> So, starting like this...
>
> <FORM method="post" action="preview_this.php" name="anmals" id="anmals" >
> <TABLE width="400" BORDER="2" CELLSPACING="0" cellpadding="4">
> <td >Name</td>
> <td ><input type="text" size="45" name="realname" value= ""></td>
> </TABLE>
> </FORM>
>
> I need to create a preview page. In this preview I need to show $realname
> and be able to do some calculations on other variables before displaying the
> data. I'd like to show a new form with no user editable information, the
> user reads it, sees the ammount payable and clicks OK or Cancel. OK sends it
> off to the process_this.php
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction to set this up.
>
> Garry Jones
> Sweden
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You can use hidden fields or sessions to pass the data. If data security is a
concern, I recommend sessions.

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