Doing something wrong .. new fresh eyes..
Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2003 10:36 pm
Wonder if someone could look at this and see if they can spot where I am messing this up. I am trying to construct a script that loads itself in successive steps:
Step one: choose the type of 'Special'
Step two: choose a product for the special
Step three: add the content of the special and save it to the DB
I am using DreamWeaver here so there will be some DW specific coding as well as my own.
I will only post the relavent bits of code. The first bit is the container page that calls various includes to accomplich the steps above.
The next two bits are the first two includes. I won't submit the third include as the code I have written never allows it to be loaded ... which is what I am trying to solve.
This include simply presents the user a choice of a 'Prioduct Special' or a 'General Special':
The code above works fine and the value of $_POST['type'] is correctly passed back to the first bit of code and it correctly calls the second include ... which follows:
This is where I am having an issue. Even though I am able to echo the value of $_POST['select'], the first script does not seem to recognize that it has been set and thereby load the final include. In fact, although I am able to print the select value, my script refuses to print a value for $_POST['select'] in the form action.
I am sure by this time my scripts are full of error as I have been trying to solve this for a bit now. I don't think at this point I could see the errors if I fell on them. Might just have to start from scratch.
Anyway, I would appreciate it if someone sees the error of my ways ... that they would let me know and sorry for the long ass post
Dave
Step one: choose the type of 'Special'
Step two: choose a product for the special
Step three: add the content of the special and save it to the DB
I am using DreamWeaver here so there will be some DW specific coding as well as my own.
I will only post the relavent bits of code. The first bit is the container page that calls various includes to accomplich the steps above.
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<?php
if (!$_POSTї'type']) {
include($_SERVERї'DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/assets/includes/chooseType.php");
} elseif ($_POSTї'type'] == "product") {
print "The type of special is: " . $_POSTї'type'] . "<br>";
include($_SERVERї'DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/assets/includes/chooseProduct.php");
} elseif (($_POSTї'type'] == "product") && ($_POSTї'select'])) {
print "The product id is: " . $_POSTї'select'] . "<br>";
print "Product Selected - Load addProductSpecials.php";
include($_SERVERї'DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/assets/includes/addProductSpecial.php");
} elseif ($_POSTї'type'] == "general") {
include($_SERVERї'DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/assets/includes/addGeneralSpecial.php");
}
?>This include simply presents the user a choice of a 'Prioduct Special' or a 'General Special':
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<form ACTION="<?php $_SERVERї'PHP_SELF'] ?>" METHOD="post" NAME="chooseType" ID="chooseType">
<table WIDTH="50%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="1" CELLPADDING="3">
<tr><td CLASS="darkTBLHdr">Choose the type of special you wish to create:</td>
<td><p><label><input TYPE="radio" NAME="type" VALUE="product">Product</label><br>
<label><input TYPE="radio" NAME="type" VALUE="general">General</label>
<br></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a HREF="/vsadmin/adminSpecials.php">Back To Main</a></td><td><input TYPE="submit" NAME="Submit" VALUE="Next"></td></tr></table></form>Code: Select all
<?php require_once($_SERVERї'DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/Connections/rr.php'); ?>
<?php
mysql_select_db($database_rr, $rr);
$query_rsSpecials = "SELECT products.pID, products.pName, products.pImage, products.pPrice, specials.id, specials.type, specials.specialPrice, specials.idname, specials.head, specials.info_one, specials.info_two, specials.buttons, specials.s_date, specials.e_date FROM products, specials";
$rsSpecials = mysql_query($query_rsSpecials, $rr) or die(mysql_error());
$row_rsSpecials = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsSpecials);
$totalRows_rsSpecials = mysql_num_rows($rsSpecials);
?>
<?php echo $_SERVERї'PHP_SELF']; ?>
<form ACTION=<?php echo $_SERVERї'PHP_SELF']; ?>?pID=<?php echo $_POSTї'select']; ?> METHOD="post" NAME="chooseProduct">
<table WIDTH="50%" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="1" CELLPADDING="3">
<tr><td HEIGHT="31" CLASS="darkTBLHdr">Choose the product you wish to use for the special:</td>
<td>
<select NAME="select" ID="select">
<?php
do {
?>
<option value="<?php echo $row_rsSpecialsї'pID']?>"<?php if (!(strcmp($row_rsSpecialsї'pID'], $row_rsSpecialsї'pName']))) {echo "SELECTED";} ?>><?php echo $row_rsSpecialsї'pName']?></option>
<?php
} while ($row_rsSpecials = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsSpecials));
$rows = mysql_num_rows($rsSpecials);
if($rows > 0) {
mysql_data_seek($rsSpecials, 0);
$row_rsSpecials = mysql_fetch_assoc($rsSpecials);
}
?>
</select>
</td></tr><tr><td><input TYPE="submit" NAME="Submit" VALUE="Next">
<input NAME="type" TYPE="hidden" ID="type" VALUE="<?php echo $_POSTї'type'] ?>">
<input NAME="pID" TYPE="hidden" ID="pID" VALUE="<?php echo $_POSTї'pID'] ?>"></td>
<td><?php echo $_POSTї'type']; ?> <br> <?php echo $_POSTї'select']; ?></td>
</tr></table>
</form>
<?php
mysql_free_result($rsSpecials);
?>I am sure by this time my scripts are full of error as I have been trying to solve this for a bit now. I don't think at this point I could see the errors if I fell on them. Might just have to start from scratch.
Anyway, I would appreciate it if someone sees the error of my ways ... that they would let me know and sorry for the long ass post
Dave