you still need to declare the values as GLOBAL -----Original Message----- From: Dr. Shim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 11:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PHP] Re: Function Not Accepting Variable Values From a Form
I will try $_POST[] first. I do that under the "value" parameter for each form element? <input type="text" name="author" value="<?php $_POST['author'] ?>"> Right? -------------------------------------------------------------- "Julio Nobrega Trabalhando" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Scope. Try to pass the values as the function reference (inside the ()), 'global' them, or use $_POST[''], from 4.1 and beyond. If you don't know what's a 'scope', there's an entry on the manual that can explain better. -- Julio Nobrega. Um dia eu chego lá: http://sourceforge.net/projects/toca Ajudei? Salvei? Que tal um presentinho? http://www.submarino.com.br/wishlistclient.asp?wlid=664176742884 "Dr. Shim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Alas, more problems with forms =) > > Well now, here is my problem. I have a form, "method" is set to "post", and > action is set to the same page. I also have a hidden field named > "form_post" and it's value is "1". > > Underneath this form is my PHP script. > > <?php > > if (isset($form_post)) > { > echo "Function \"isset\" called. Values are...<br>\n > Title: $title<br>\n > Author: $author<br>\n > Lead Actors: $actors<br>\n > Poster: $poster<br>\n > Summ.: $summery<br><br>\n\n > Rev.: $review<br><br>\n\n"; > verify(); // Function call to verify > } else { > exit; > } // Since form_post is set, it proceeds to verify. Strangley enough, > all the values appear in this if block. > > > function verify() > { > > echo "Verify called. Values are...<br>\n > Title: $title<br>\n > Author: $author<br>\n > Lead Actors: $actors<br>\n > Poster: $poster<br>\n > Summ.: $summery<br><br>\n\n > Rev.: $review<br><br>\n\n"; > } > > In the function "verify" no values appear, just: > > Title: > Author: > Lead Actors: > Poster: > Summ.: > > Rev.: > > Although -- as the comment said -- the if block shows all the values just > fine. > > > What could possibly be wrong? The solution to my last problem was to get rid > of any functions. However, that results in highly messy code! There has got > to be a way of having values passed to a function. > > Thanks for any help/suggestions. > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
