You could also have your php script write out a piece of javascript code to clear the
form:
<?php
... declare your form up here somewhere ...
echo <<formReset
<script language="javascript">
<!--
document.myForm.reset();
//-->
</script>
formReset;
?>
Call this somewhere after the form.
Pieter
Werner Stuerenburg wrote:
> > Todays problem, ladys and gents is that I have a sinple form page that
> > updates a database. The form is in PHP, the databse is mysql (obviously)
> > heres the rub, when I submit the form it adds the info to the page as it
> > should but does not reset the form, the original datat entered is still
> > there. If I refresh the page the data resubmits.
>
> Well, normally this won't happen. You must have coded this
> behaviour into your page. Most people would like to do that for
> error checking, so that the user won't have to key in all the
> stuff again if there was an error.
>
> Check for something like
>
> <INPUT TYPE='Text' NAME='name' value='$name'>
>
> or something... If you submit the form and call itself, php will
> automatically assign a variable $name. You may want to
>
> unset($name);
>
> or call another page if you are ready.
>
> --
> Herzlich
> Werner Stuerenburg
>
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