Session help needed

[everett121]

I have a form that is filled in by the user and then submitted to a database. After submitting successfully they get the options which are links, 1) to enter a different time for the event they just submitted or 2) an option to enter an entirely new event.

 

My issue is that I want the data to appear in the fields as was, before the submission when they choose to enter a different time for the same event. (don't want the user to have to retype everything just to change one field).

 

Code:

 

 

<?php

session_save_path("/home/content/l/??/??/???????/html/test/search/tmp");

session_start();

include "sys_connect.php";

 

$_SESSION["newsign"]["book"] = $_POST['book'];

$_SESSION["newsign"]["author_name"] = $_POST['author_name'];

$_SESSION["newsign"]["location"] = $_POST['location'];

$_SESSION["newsign"]["dates"] = $_POST['dates'];

$_SESSION["newsign"]["hours"] = $_POST['hours'];

 

$book=$_POST['book'];

$author_name=$_POST['author_name'];

$location=$_POST['location'];

$dates=$_POST['dates'];

$hours=$_POST['hours'];

 

$mode = $_REQUEST['mode'];

 

if($mode=="new")

{

//insert the data to the db

$newsigning =mysql_query ("INSERT INTO table (book,author_name,location,dates,hours) VALUES

            ('$book', '$author_name', '$location', '$dates', '$hours')");

mysql_query($newsigning);

 

$mode = "created";}

 

if($mode=="created")

{ //Let the user know their signing has been added

echo "Your signing has been added. Thank You!<br>

<a href='newsigning.php?mode=add'>Enter more signings for this book</a><br>

<a href='newsigning.php'>Enter a new signing</a>";

END;

 

}

if($mode=="add")

{ //Show data and allow user to change what they need w/out having to enter all data again

echo <<<END

<table align="center" width="413" border="0" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="5" class="eventsys">

<tr><td>

<fieldset style="padding: 14px;">

<legend>Enter a new signing</legend>

<br>

<table align="center" border="0"><tr><td class="eventsys">

<font size="+1"><b>Enter a new book signing here</b></font>

<br>Please enter the following information to post a new signing. All fields are required.

</td></tr></table>

<form method=POST action="newsigning.php?mode=add">

END;

 

 

echo "<left><table align=\"left\" width=\"250px\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\" class=\"eventsys\"><tr><td>";

echo "Book:";

echo "</td><td><input type=text size=12 maxlength=50 name=book value=\"$book\"></td>";

echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

 

echo "Author Name:";

echo "</td><td><input type=text size=12 maxlength=25 name=author_name value=\"$author_name\"></td>";

echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

 

 

echo "Location:";

echo "</td><td><input type=text size=20 maxlength=25 name=location value=\"$location\"></td>";

echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

 

 

echo "Dates:";

echo "</td><td><input type=text size=20 maxlength=25 name=dates value=\"$dates\"></td>";

echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

 

 

echo "Hours:";

echo "</td><td><input type=text size=20 maxlength=25 name=hours value=\"$hours\"></td>";

echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

 

echo "<br><input type=submit value=\"Submit\"></form></center>";

echo "<form method=POST action=\"newsigning.php?mode=add\"><center><input type=submit value=\"Clear\"></center></form>";

}

 

elseif($mode!="created")

{

echo <<<END

<table align="center" width="413" border="0" cellpadding="12" cellspacing="5" class="eventsys">

<tr><td>

<fieldset style="padding: 14px;">

<legend>Enter a new signing</legend>

<br>

<table align="center" border="0"><tr><td class="eventsys">

<font size="+1"><b>Enter a new book signing here</b></font>

<br>Please enter the following information to post a new signing. All fields are required.

</td></tr></table>

<form method=POST action="newsigning.php?mode=new">

END;

 

  if (!get_magic_quotes_gpc())

  {

    $book = addslashes($book);

    $author_name = addslashes($author_name);

    $location = addslashes($location);

    $dates = addslashes($dates);

$hours = addslashes($hours);

  }

 

 

echo "<left><table align=\"left\" width=\"250px\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\" class=\"eventsys\"><tr><td>";

echo "Book:";

echo "</td><td><input type=text size=12 maxlength=20 name=book value=\"$book\"></td>";

echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

 

echo "Author Name:";

echo "</td><td><input type=text size=12 maxlength=25 name=author_name value=\"$author_name\"></td>";

echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

 

 

echo "Location:";

echo "</td><td><input type=text size=20 maxlength=25 name=location value=\"$location\"></td>";

echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

 

 

echo "Dates:";

echo "</td><td><input type=text size=20 maxlength=25 name=dates value=\"$dates\"></td>";

echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

 

 

echo "Hours:";

echo "</td><td><input type=text size=20 maxlength=25 name=hours value=\"$hours\"></td>";

echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

 

echo "<br><input type=submit value=\"Submit\"></form></center>";

echo "<form method=POST action=\"newsigning.php\"><center><input type=submit value=\"Clear\"></center></form>";

}

?>

 

 

Thanks in advance

Everett

[thephpguy]

An example:(I think this answers you question I wasn't clear on what you meant)

 

  echo "<left><table align=\"left\" width=\"250px\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\" class=\"eventsys\"><tr><td>";

  echo "Book:";

  echo "</td><td><input type=text size=12 maxlength=20 name=book value=\"";

  if(isset($_POST['book'])){ echo $_SESSION["newsign"]["book"];}

  echo"\"></td>";

  echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

[papaface]

I think it should be:

   echo "<left><table align=\"left\" width=\"250px\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"2\" class=\"eventsys\"><tr><td>";
   echo "Book:";
   echo "</td><td><input type=text size=12 maxlength=20 name=book value=\"";
   if(isset($_SESSION["newsign"]["book"])){ echo $_SESSION["newsign"]["book"];}
   echo"\"></td>";
   echo "<tr><td valign=top>";

[thephpguy]

or even

 

if(isset($_SESSION["newsign"]["book"]) && $_SESSION["newsign"]["book"] != ""){ echo $_SESSION["newsign"]["book"];}

 

 

But I guess it's ok to echo nothing =p.

[everett121]

I tried all three examples listed below in the reply but I am still not getting any information echoed out into the form.

 

Any other ideas.

 

Everett