Thanks Jim, Now that looks better.
New problem: in one of the almost identical tables I've used it in, the title for each row is in black and not the color that the page text is set for. The other table is correctly set. Any idea what would cause the discrepancy? Tia, Andre On Wednesday 06 March 2002 00:43, you wrote: > Whack your text and input boxes in different cells of a table,.. use align > (or nowadays an appropriate style setting) and that should get your things > lined up :-) > > "Andre Dubuc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > Hugh, > > > > Food? What's that? > > > > [Btw, my wife would love you. She seems to think I spend too much time in > > here . . .] > > > > Thanks for the help. I sort of figured I'd have to make a php page to > > call the error codes, then call another for the actual database stuff. At > > least, > > > I'll be able to find my errors quicker. Later, when I understand things a > > bit > > > better, I'll clean up that mess! [I've actualy got three forms working > > now -- > > > I'm amazed!] > > > > Gosh, the output is ugly, though! I can't seem to line up the input boxes > > with those horrible "nbsp" and since the text name before it varies . . . > > sigh . . . someday I'll figure that out! > > > > Regards, > > Andre > > > > On Tuesday 05 March 2002 23:51, you wrote: > > > Andre, > > > Yes, the html page with your input form effectively ends with the > > </form> > > > > tag so any decision statements on that page past that tag would miss > > > the form input. So, put any decision statements on the php page where > > you've > > > > put your database code. I'm sure someone will educate me on the above > > > statements, and I'll likely deserve it. When you eventually use the > > > $php_self call, you can put everything on one page above the form > > > start. > > > > > > You can have as many <?php ?> calls on an html page as is needed to > > > complete your tasks. However, I use php to do some rather complex math > > > (it's complex to me at least), so I got in the habit of using php > > > throughout a page without breaking out for html. For me it is more > > > readable. > > > > > > My $00.02 on books, I bought a Sams 24 hour book on php for $25, and it > > got > > > > me off the ground. The online manuals for php and mysql have also been > > > invaluable. Save your money, buy food instead. > > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > Hugh > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Andre Dubuc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: "hugh danaher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 6:35 PM > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Is there a "GoTo Page" Function? > > > > > > > Hi Hugh, > > > > > > > > Well, actually my next question you've sort of answered: "Where do I > > put > > > > this > > > > > > > code?" With all the new information coming at me, I haven't had time > > to > > > > think > > > > > > > it through -- but I gather from your response, the answer would be: > > 'Put > > > > it > > > > > > > before the database code rather than in the html page.' Am I correct? > > > > > > > > One other question: I gather it's OK to have multiple instances of > > <?php > > > > .... > > > > > > > ?> on the same html page or in the same php page? > > > > > > > > I realize that these are pretty fundamental questions. As soon as I > > can > > > > > scrape up eighty dollars I'll buy a book on PHP and another on HTML. > > In > > > > the > > > > > > > meantime, I would greatly appreciate it if you could clear up these > > basic > > > > > assumptions for me. > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help! > > > > Tia, > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 05 March 2002 20:36, you wrote: > > > > > Andre, > > > > > My note on decision lines was in anticipation of your next > > > > > > question/problem > > > > > > > > of "How do I handle things if the user doesn't fill in his name, > > > > > > address, > > > > > > > > whatever?" My solution is check to see if the cell is filled and > > > > > if not then quit the database storage and tell the person to fill > > > > > in > > the > > > > > > info. > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > first check to see if the data is set and if not, send a message. > > This > > > > > > would come before wasting your time storing anything. There are > > many > > > > other > > > > > > > > methods to check user input but I learned the if > > (!isset($something)) > > > > die() > > > > > > > > method first, and to me it's the most straight forward. > > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > > Hugh > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Andre Dubuc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: "Erik Price" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 4:56 PM > > > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] Is there a "GoTo Page" Function? > > > > > > > > > > > On Tuesday 05 March 2002 19:20, you wrote: > > > > > > > On Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at 07:01 PM, Andre Dubuc wrote: > > > > > > > > Now that makes sense. I'm getting a better idea of how it > > works > > > > > > > > > together. I > > > > > > > > figured there must be a way to control the "Submit" button's > > > > > > > > > > behaviour, > > > > > > > > > > > > > but I > > > > > > > > didn't know where to look. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yep, the submit input tells the form "go do your thing", but > > > > > > > the > > > > > > form > > > > > > > > > > already knew where to go (because you specify where to go in > > > > > > > the 'action' attribute). The form also knows how to go -- > > > > > > > whether > > it > > > > > > > > should be POST or GET. Without realizing it, you'll be > > > > > > > learning > > > > > > more > > > > > > > > > > about the HTTP protocol itself as you start writing scripts > > > > > > > that > > > > > > take > > > > > > > > > > advantage of its features. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Where would you insert: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > if (!isset($name)) die ("You need to fill in your name. Use > > the > > > > > > > > > browser's > > > > > > > > back button and input this information."); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I tried in the php database storage code (didn't work). Tried > > it > > > > > > > > > after the > > > > > > > > appropriate 'Name' code in the form's html document. Didn't > > work. > > > > I > > > > > > > > know > > > > > > > > > > > > > that it should work somewhere . . . . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Somehow, I don't think the "Submit" function is working as it > > > > > > should > > > > > > > > > > > (especially if a carriage return or "Enter" can override > > > > > > everything). > > > > > > > > Is > > > > > > > > > > > > > there some code that will defeat this undesirable activity? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Firstly, your browser is what determines how the form is sent > > > > > > > -- but usually, it's normal for the Enter key to act as the > > "Submit" > > > > > > > > button > > > > > > (a > > > > > > > > > > nice keyboard shortcut that I take advantage myself). It > > > > > > > should not act in this fashion if you are typing into a > > > > > > > textarea tag, because > > > > > > you > > > > > > > > > > might want to enter newlines/cr's in the textarea, but for most > > > > > > other > > > > > > > > > > form fields it's normal. If you want to jump from one field to > > the > > > > > > > > next with a key press, use tab. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Secondly, you're wondering where to check for the presence of > > the > > > > data? > > > > > > > > > > How about this: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <?php > > > > > > > function print_name_form() > > > > > > > { > > > > > > > print "<p><input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" /></p>"; > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > > > > > > > > if (!$_POST['name']) { > > > > > > > print "<p>You need to fill in your name.</p>"; > > > > > > > print_name_form(); > > > > > > > } else { > > > > > > > print "<p>Thank you!</p>"; > > > > > > > } > > > > > > > ?> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Why did I define a function in the beginning? Well, this way, > > if > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > user didn't enter a name, they don't have to hit "back" in > > > > > > > their browser. The form just appears again. This is much more > > > > > > > useful > > if > > > > you > > > > > > > > > > have this same function accessible from each page/script you > > > > > > > are writing, so that you don't have to waste your time. Later, > > > > > > > when you learn how to check for errors in your user's input > > > > > > > (such as > > if > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > user > > > > > > > > > > entered a bunch of numbers instead of a name), this will come > > > > > > > in > > > > > > handy > > > > > > > > > > so that you can save the user's legitimate values but ask them > > to > > > > > > > > re-enter their invalid values. That gets kind of technical, > > > > > > > but > > > > > > it's > > > > > > > > > > one of the sweet things about functions, that they are > > reuseable. > > > > > > > > Erik > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Erik, > > > > > > > > > > > > And thanks again! > > > > > > I like the 'function print_name_form()' -- I gather you could do > > this > > > > for > > > > > > > > all > > > > > > > > > > > the NOT NULL variables that a form requires. Further, would you > > just > > > > > > change > > > > > > > > > > > the "print_name" to 'print_whatever-other-variable' that I would > > want > > > > to > > > > > > > > > check? Is there another way to consolidate the code at this > > > > > > point? > > Or > > > > > > would I > > > > > > > > > > > just duplicate the code for each not-null variable? > > > > > > > > > > > > [Btw, I sometimes long for the old Paradox PAL code that seemed > > > > > > so > > > > > > > > > > difficult > > > > > > > > > > > at the time I learnt it -- PHP is very similar, but the syntax > > seems > > > > so > > > > > > > > much > > > > > > > > > > > more compact.] > > > > > > > > > > > > While we're on the topic of fields ('input type=text") is there > > > > > > anyway > > > > > > to > > > > > > > > > include a non-printing space in the data entry, say for 'Name", > > that > > > > > > > would not be passed to the database? Thus, on the screen it would > > > > > > appear: > > > > > > Name: [non-printing space]Andre but in the database entry: > > > > > > Name:Andre > > > > > > > > > This isn't a pressing question, and probably is a formatting > > > > > > question, but > > > > > > > > > > I > > > > > > > > > > > wonder if it's possible? > > > > > > > > > > > > Tia, > > > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Erik Price > > > > > > > Web Developer Temp > > > > > > > Media Lab, H.H. 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