Get text from textfield before submit is pressed

[eits]

OK - I am wondering if I can get text from textfield before submit is pressed? I want to add text in textfield to a database entry so I was thinking:

<input name="hoursworked" type="hidden" id="hoursworked" value="<?php echo $row_custdb['hoursworked'] +hourstodecimal($_POST['hourstoday']); ?>">

 

but the last bit past hourstodecimal doesnt work as the form hasnt been submitted so keeps returning 0.

[monkeybidz]

Your code does not show, post it in plain text so that it it not removed. I saw it earlier. Your using $_POST, but the variable has not yet posted untill the submit button has been hit.

[eits]

Sorry, can you ellaborate?

[monkeybidz]

Can you try this:

+$hourstodecimal($_POST['hourstoday']);