Form won't submit

[orgzchaos]

<?php

if (isset($_POST['checking'])) { echo $_POST['checking']; }
if (isset($_POST['test'])) { echo $_POST['test']; }

?>


<form id="testform2" action="testform.php" method="post">

<select name="checking" onchange="this.form.submit()"><option value="5">5</option><option value="6">6</option></select>
<input type="text" name"test" id="test">
<a href="#" onclick="this.form.submit()">submit it!</a>
</form>

 

It works when I try to submit by selecting a new value from the dropdown box but when I try to click the link it won't display the text field value. That is a test case for a problem I m having in one of my codes.

[AyKay47]

<input type="text" name"test" id="test">

 

needs to read:

 

<input type="text" name="test" id="test">

 

instead of name"test" it needs to be name="test"

[orgzchaos]

That is not the problem, I just made a mistake while making a test case for the forums. Code on the actual file is fine and still not working. I just tried the following code and no results:

 

<?php

if (isset($_POST['checking'])) { echo $_POST['checking']; }
if (isset($_POST['test'])) { echo $_POST['test']; }

?>


<form id="testform2" action="testform.php" method="post">

<select name="checking" onchange="this.form.submit()"><option value="5">5</option><option value="6">6</option></select>
<input type="text" name="test" id="test">
<a href="#" onclick="this.form.submit()">submit it!</a>
</form>

[Drummin]

Got the javascript to back this up?

[orgzchaos]

I am using the same function for the onChange condition of the drop down menu and it is working fine.

[Drummin]

How about

<a href="#" onclick="testform2.submit()">submit it!</a>

 

I would also add a blank selection so you can select "5".

<select name="checking" onchange="this.form.submit()">
<option value="">-</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
</select>

[orgzchaos]

Worked. Is there any way to differentiate between the two submits on the server side? i.e. the receiving ( or action ) php script knows how the form was submitted i.e. either through the onchange or onclick?

 

I know it is unlikely but still it may be useful if there was some way.

[Drummin]

I don't think there is a difference as both are submitting the form.  Personally I would get rid of the OnChange line of the select as that is very annoying if you haven't filled out the text field yet.

[orgzchaos]

Code I have shown is just a test case for the actual scenario and the onchange function is a necessary feature for that.