Problem with a form not sending where its ment to...

[ericburnard]

Hey there. First of here is my problem code

 

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include ('db.php');

mysql_connect($host,$username,$password);
@mysql_select_db($database) or die( "Unable to select database");
$query="SELECT * FROM departments";
$result=mysql_query($query);

$num=mysql_numrows($result);

mysql_close();

echo "

<form name='dep' action='login2.php?page=6&dep=$department' method='get'>
<select name='dep'>";

$i=0;
while ($i < $num) {

$id=mysql_result($result,$i,"id");
$department=mysql_result($result,$i,"department");

echo "

<option value='$department'>$department</option>
";

$i++;
}	
?>

</select>
<input type="submit" value="Go">
</form>

 

Ass you can see, i am wanting to send my form to 'login2.php?page=6&dep=$department'  The problem that im having is that it is only sending the user to 'login2.php?dep=(whatever department they chose)'

I have tried allsorts from taking the name='dep' out of the select bit to changing the method of the form to 'post' (usin post will send it to the right page but it wont diplay the value chose in the dropdown box on the page before)

Im sure its something really stupid that ive missed or done wrong but its starting to bug me now!!!

Any help please

 

Eric x

[Norsk.Firefox]

Try to remove the &dep=$department from the action..

[PFMaBiSmAd]

When you use method="get", the form data replaces anything you have already put after the URL in the action="..." parameter.

 

Just put hidden fields in the form with the page=6&dep=$department values -

 

echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" value=\"6\">
<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dep\" value=\"$department\">";

 

Or use the POST method.

[ericburnard]

When you use method="get", the form data replaces anything you have already put after the URL in the action="..." parameter.

 

Just put hidden fields in the form with the page=6&dep=$department values -

 

echo "<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"page\" value=\"6\">
<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"dep\" value=\"$department\">";

 

Or use the POST method.

 

Thats worked!! thanks!! Just one more problem has arrisen its now sending to this link

http://ericburnard.freehostia.com/login2.php?page=6&dep=&dep=Admin

There is one dep to many in the address

[ericburnard]

ok i have fixed the last problem. I numbered all of the deps that were in the form and then deleted the ones that wernt needed in the address box.

Now im having a problem with getting the dep value from the address box even though it worked before!!

$depart=$_GET["dep"];

That is what im using which is correct, right? So every time i paste $depart it should display the value from the address box