[SOLVED] Sessions and Queries

[Gnub]

Situation:

I have a query that is returning results.  the results are then posted on the page.   Each result is different from each other.  Next to each result, i want to place a button, that when clicked, will carry some of the fields from that specific result to another form,(on a different page/script) where some actions will be performed.

 

Im thinking the best way to do this is to use sessions.

 

Question:

How would i go about issuing a session variable to each result, and when that button is clicked, carry that 1 specific session over to the form, where i can carry on happy as Larry.

 

Could i do example:

 

While (there is data)
{
 Post results
 variable = field(s)
 session['variable']
 Link to new page
}

 

Thanks for any feedback.

[aebstract]

I'm not 100% sure of what you want, but would something like this do the trick?

 

if (isset(data)) {
form field with data
} else {
form field without data
}

 

Just set the value to a variable and if its set you have the form field with data have that variable as its value?

[Gnub]

Sorry, i'll try and explain it better.

 

On page1.php i have a query that displays the results in a list.

 

What i want to do, is take some of the fields from a result, and carry it over to another page, through the use of a button next to each result.

 

Pretty diagram:

***

Result1:

Name: Jo, Surname: Jones, DoB: 12/12/1960, House No: 12

[button]

 

Result2:

Name: Bob, Surname: Baluga, DoB: 12/11/1961, House No: 15

[button]

 

***

 

Let's say i press the [button] (Represents a link on the page) and on this new page, i have a form.  I want to take certain fields from that result(lets say Name, and DoB), and place it inside one of the form elements(TextArea).

 

Hope that helps.

[aebstract]

So you need to either pass them through using sessions or through the url. To go through the url just set each value like:

index.php?name=$name&dob=$dob then you can grab them from the url on the next page with $name = $_GET['name'];

and etc. I'm a little rusty on sessions as I haven't done them in like two years so this is as far as I can give help, I think. Hope it helps though!

[Gnub]

Infact, that does.

 

just noticed the help you gave about URL's on the other post, which set my mind in motion.

 

Thanks!