Try putting quotes around like
value="<%=request.getParameter("ipaddress")%>">
Hope that helps.
Have a nice day.
With regards,
Sachin S. Khanna
http://www.emailanorder.com
----- Original Message -----
From: sufi malak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 9:53 PM
Subject: simple question please
> HI, I have a form, I want if this form is not processed, the fields
missing
> change the color ( this is done using style html), but I don't know why
the
> other fields entered have gone, here is the form :
>
> <form method="POST" action="add.jsp">
> <table border="0" cellpadding="4" width="90%">
> <tr>
> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#AFD0D1" color="red"><font size="1"
> face="arial,helvetica"><b>Please
> add a new entry, don't leave any field empty</b></font></td>
>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#FFCC66"><font size="2"
> face="Verdana"><b></b></font></td>
> </tr>
> <tr>
> <%=request.getParameter("ipaddress")%>
> <td valign="top" bgcolor="#CCCCCC">
> <font size="2" face="arial,helvetica">
> <% if (!("".equals(ipaddress))) { %>
> <input type="text" size="45" name="ipaddress">IP Address<br>
> <% } else { %>
> <input type="text" style="background-color: #ffcccc" size="45"
> name="ipaddress" value=<%=request.getParameter("ipaddress")%>>Reenter IP
> Address<br>
> <% } %>
> ....
> </form>
>
> My question why this line <%=request.getParameter("ipaddress")%>
> works, and this :
> <input type="text" style="background-color: #ffcccc" size="45"
> name="ipaddress" value=<%=request.getParameter("ipaddress")%>>Reenter IP
> Address<br>
> does not
>
> Thanks
>
>
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