Hidden variables

val04 posted this at 02:42 — 27th April 2001.

Joined: Mar 2001

I used the code below to store the last name of the user in a hidden variable. However, when I try to retrieve the value of Lname, I get the value: , even if the user did not enter any value in the respective textbox.

What causes this problem? HELP!

Mark Hensler posted this at 05:54 — 27th April 2001.

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I'm sorry, what's the value? Is it the comma, or the space before the comma?

post code please

val04 posted this at 06:21 — 27th April 2001.

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the value is a comma

Mark Hensler posted this at 08:16 — 27th April 2001.

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can you post your code? (anything that handles that variable, and the form)

val04 posted this at 02:17 — 30th April 2001.

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this is the code:

<?php
sNextStep = "1"
select case request.form("current")
 case "1": sNextStep = "2"
 case "2": sNextStep = "3"
 case "3": sNextStep = "4"
 case "4": sNextStep = "5"
 case "5": sNextStep = "6"
 case "6": sNextStep = "7"
 case "7": sNextStep = "8"
 case "8": sNextStep = "9"
 case "9": sNextStep = "10"
 case "10": 'do nothing
 case default: sNextStep = "1"
end select
Response.write("<INPUT TYPE=""hidden"" NAME=""LName"" VALUE=""" & LName & """>")
Response.write("<INPUT TYPE=""hidden"" NAME=""FName"" VALUE=""" & FName & """>")
Response.write("<INPUT TYPE=""hidden"" NAME=""MName"" VALUE=""" & MName & """>")
Response.write("<INPUT TYPE=""hidden"" NAME=""NName"" VALUE=""" & NName & """>")
Response.write("<INPUT TYPE=""hidden"" NAME=""current"" VALUE=""" & sNextStep & """>")
select case sNextStep  
 <table align=center width="90%">
  <tr bordercolor=white bgcolor="#0000cc"><td colspan="4"><center><big>Application for Employment</big></center></td></tr>
 <tr bordercolor="white"><td>Name <small>(Last/First/Middle)</small><br><input type="text" name="LName" maxlength="50" size="18"></td>
  <td width="15%"><br><input type="text" name="FName" maxlength="50" size="20"></td>
  <td width="15%"><br><input type="text" name="MName" maxlength="50" size="20"></td>
  <td width="15%">Nickname<br><input type="text" name="NName" maxlength="20" size="15"></td></tr>
 <tr bordercolor=white><td colspan="2">Current Address<br><input type="text" name="CurAdd" maxlength="100" size="40"></td>
  <td width="15%">Residence Tel. No.<br><input type="text" name="ResTelNo" maxlength="15" size="15"></td>
  <td width="15%">SSS No.<br><input type="text" name="SSSNo" maxlength="20" size="15"></td></tr></table><p align=center><input type="button" name="Button1" value="Next" onclick="validateForm1()"></p>
<%case "2": ' Step 2  
?>

Application for Employment

<?php
case "3": ' Step 3 
?>

Application for Employment

<?php
 case "4": 'Step 4
?>

Application for Employment

<?php
 case "5": ' Step 5
?>

Application for Employment

<?php
 case "6": 'Step 6
?>

Application for Employment

<?php
 case "7": ' Step 7
?>

Application for Employment

<?php
 case "8" ' Step 8
?>

Please recheck all entered values
Information to be Sent
Last Name

<?php
=LName
?>

First Name

<?php
=FName
?>

Middle Name

<?php
=MName
?>

Nick Name

<?php
=NName
?>

<?php
case "9" 'Step 9
 call SendApplication
?>

Your application form has been sent.

<?php
case "10" 'Step 10
 response.redirect("/IndexInfo.asp")
end select
?>

Mark Hensler posted this at 06:39 — 30th April 2001.

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Joined: Aug 2000

Just a guess. But it may be doing that because you have two form elements with the same name on page one (one hidden the other a textbox). Try printing the hidden fields on every page BUT page one.

Does it break right after submitting page one? Or further down the line?

Mark Hensler
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