Hi
Try replacing
<input name="firstname" size="30" value=<%= firstname%>>
with
<input name="firstname" size="30" value="<%= firstname%>">
Sriram
5/18/01 10:23:18 AM, Barbara Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Can anyone tell me how to solve this problem?
>I am making a series of forms for an educational application.
>I am able to insert data into a database ok. When I look into MySql the data
>is all there but when I
>repopulate the form from the database, the words are truncated as soon as it
>encounters a space.
>
>
>Here is a sample of my code:
>
>
>
>
>// query statement
>Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
>String queryStr = "SELECT firstname,lastname FROM author";
>ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(queryStr);
>
>
>while (rs.next()){
> String firstname = rs.getString(1);
> String lastname = rs.getString(2);
>
><!--Repopulate form from database -->
><FORM name=authorform action="saveauthor.jsp" >
>
><td>
>
> <input name="firstname" size="30" value=<%= firstname%>>
>
>
> <input name="lastname" size="30" value=<%= lastname%>>
>
>Thank you,
>Barb Johnson
>Instructional Programmer
>Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine
>
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