The problem is with your input page. You're putting the variable values
where the names go
inputpg.php
<?php
include("datafile.php");
print "<form action=test2.php method=get>";
print "<center><input type=text name=".$alpha." size=5></center><br>";
print "<center><input type=text name=".$numb." size=5></center><br>";
print "<center><input type=submit value=Do_It!></center>";
print "</form>";
?>
Try this
inputpg.php
<?php
include("datafile.php");
print "<form action=test2.php method=get>";
print "<center><input type=text name=\"alpha\" value=\"$alpha\"
size=5></center><br>";
print "<center><input type=text name=\"numb\" value=\"$numb\"
size=5></center><br>";
print "<center><input type=submit value=\"Do_It!\"></center>";
print "</form>";
?>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Danaher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Php-General" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 4:23 PM
Subject: [PHP] auto-input data into form boxes
I need professional help!
I need to make a form that will display old data in the form boxes, wait for
user input (if they want to change something), and then go on to another
page. This is what I have now, and it doesn't work:
datafile.php
<?php
$alpha="Alpha";
$numb="46";
?>
inputpg.php
<?php
include("datafile.php");
print "<form action=test2.php method=get>";
print "<center><input type=text name=".$alpha." size=5></center><br>";
print "<center><input type=text name=".$numb." size=5></center><br>";
print "<center><input type=submit value=Do_It!></center>";
print "</form>";
?>
test2.php
<html>
<body>
<?php
print "This is alpha".$alpha;
print "<br>this is numb".$numb;
?>
</body>
</html>
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