The approach of using $_GET variables would just make the URL very very
long, like imagine having to pass close to 33 variables on the form.
The other option wud be to use $_SESSION array to store the form
variables.
Does anyone have nay other suggestion.? Thanks in advance !
/pS
On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 05:13 PM, Matt Matijevich wrote:
> [snip]
> when the user comes back to the "add_new.php"
> [/snip]
>
> I would use session vars in this case.
>
> You could also use get variables.
>
> Say the company name is in the database and you have to redirect
back
> to add_new.php, in your header call
> you could say something like:
>
> header("Location:
> add_new.php?field1=$_POST["field1"]&field2=$_POST["field2"]")
>
> but I would just use session vars.
>
>>>> Pushpinder Singh Garcha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/02/03 04:03PM
>>>>
> This is the way it works....
>
> there is a table with "company name" as the primary key.
>
> 1. A logged in User enters details of the company he/she wants to
ad
>
> to to the MySQL DB. This form is embedded in
> "add_new.php" which call add_new_result.php as a POST
method.
>
> 2. if the company name exists in the DB the user is alerted and
and
> asked to choose a different company name.
>
> Now my question is , when the user comes back to the
"add_new.php"
> page he looses all the data that he had entered.
> I hope this makes it clear.
>
> Thanks again
> --pS
>
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 2, 2003, at 04:51 PM, Matt Matijevich wrote:
>
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