David,
Yes, that did it! I hadn't even noticed that I was placing the variable
*inside* the tag. (duh!)
The form now does what I want it to do. Now, besides slapping the user's
wrist for a bad entry, I'll also be able to give the user the ability to
fully edit their e-mail, *AND* I learned more than a little something in the
bargain.
Now, if I can only figure out just where to put a rude message in the return
form...<g>
Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: Kuchler, David [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 6:31 PM
To: 'Notabene'; Perl Beginners
Subject: RE: Repost Form data for user validation / change -- how?
Ah, I see the misunderstanding. You have the $userbody still inside the
opening textarea tag, whereas it needs to be between the two tags, like
this:
<textarea rows="10" name="body" cols="60" style="text-align: Left"
tabindex="5">$user_body</textarea></b>
instead of the way you had it, like this:
<textarea rows="10" name="body" cols="60" style="text-align: Left"
tabindex="5" $user_body> </textarea></b>
Give that a try and let us know
David T. Kuchler
Technical Configurator
Pioneer Standard Electronics
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
440-498-5294
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