Why don't you take the guesswork out of it a bit, and NOT write to a file
just yet... instead, just echo the var to the screen. IF that works, then
we know it's not your form that is the problem, it's the exec().
Justin
on 06/09/02 12:08 AM, Mario Ohnewald ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Well, this is my original Code:
>
> ------------------
>
>
> // Theme
> echo '
> <form name="theme" action="options.php" target="right" class="menu"
> METHOD="POST">
> <select name="theme">';
> for($i=0;$i<sizeof($theme_name);$i++)
> {
> echo "<option value='".$i."'>".$theme_name[$i]."</option>\n";
> }
>
> echo '</select> <input type=submit name=get value=select>';
>
> $var_from_dropdown = $_POST['theme'];
> exec("echo $var_from_dropdown > /tmp/varfromdropdown");
>
> ----------------
> The file /tmp/varfromdropdown is still emty. (the dropdown field is NOT emty
> by
> the time i press the select button)
>
> Any other ideas?
>
>
>
>> From: Jay Blanchard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>>
>>
>> [snip]
>> // Theme
>> echo '
>> <form name="theme" action="options.php" target=right class=menu>
>> <select name="theme">';
>> for($i=0;$i<sizeof($theme_name);$i++)
>> {
>> echo "<option value='".$i."'>".$theme_name[$i]."</option>\n";
>> }
>>
>> echo '</select> <input type=submit name=get value=select
>> METHOD=POST>';
>> // or:
>> echo '</select> <input type=submit name=get value=select
>> METHOD="POST">';
>>
>> $var_from_dropdown = $_POST['theme'];
>> exec("echo $var_from_dropdown > /tmp/varfromdropdown");
>>
>> the exec line seems to works since it created the file. But
>> it stays emty.
>> [/snip]
>>
>> You need to place METHOD=POST in the original form tag and
>> remove it from
>> the submit tag. Try that
>>
>> HTH!
>>
>> Jay
>
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