Re: Odd <textarea> Behavior with variables
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texte = Thanks for the reply Donovan,I have quadruple checked my variables! They are coming in fine before the showifs, justas I had entered them. I changed cl_description to cl_desc just to see if it washaving a problem with the name of the variable, and it still funked out. Then I changedit back to the old way, and now it works...???? I know it wasn't a type 'cause I used afind and replace to change the names back and forth rather than typing them. I'm stillconfused as hell, but at least now it works.Weird.Donovan wrote:> Robert Wade wrote:>> > Hello all,> >> > I have a form where there area couple of textareas. One in particular keeps> > giving me a problem. Here is the text area...> >> >
> >> > In the page the form posts to, I have a simple script that checks to see if the> > required fields were entered, and it sets a generic text variable (e_id=012369), if> > one or more of them is blank. If that variable is set, the user redirects back to> > the form and is directed to fill out the required fields. Simple. The code is as> > follows....> >> > [!]===Begin Checking for required fields===[/!]> > [showif [cl_title]=][text show=f]e_id=012369[/text][/showif]> > [showif [cl_description]=][text show=f]e_id=012369[/text][/showif]> > [showif [cl_price]=][text show=f]e_id=012369[/text][/showif]> > [showif [cl_shipping]=][text show=f]e_id=012369[/text][/showif]> > [showif [cl_contact]=][text show=f]e_id=012369[/text][/showif]>> show=f is not needed.>> Robert, I would say trippleXtripple check your vars. ;-)> what are the values just before the showifs?>> >> >> > [!]===Redirect if initial errors found===[/!]> > [showif [e_id]=012369]> > [redirect classifieds_start.html?cl_id=[cl_id]&e_id=[url][e_id][/url]]> > [/showif]> >> > Even when every single input on the form is filled out, I keep getting redirected> > back with the error.>> change the last digit of the error and change your error showif to:> [e_id]~012369>> Then you will know which error is redirecting.>> D>> > By process of elimination I have narrowed it down to the> > cl_description textarea. I also put a formvariables loop in the posting page to> > make sure that the data is coming through, and it is, but for some reason the code> > above is setting that variable. I have double checked and even re-written that> > portion of code just to make sure I didn't misspell anything. No luck. There is> > one other texarea and it works find (cl_contact). Anyone have a clue?> >> > -Robert> >>> --> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>> <><> Donovan Brooke <><>->ï> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list
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Thanks for the reply Donovan,I have quadruple checked my variables! They are coming in fine before the showifs, justas I had entered them. I changed cl_description to cl_desc just to see if it washaving a problem with the name of the variable, and it still funked out. Then I changedit back to the old way, and now it works...???? I know it wasn't a type 'cause I used afind and replace to change the names back and forth rather than typing them. I'm stillconfused as hell, but at least now it works.Weird.Donovan wrote:> Robert Wade wrote:>> > Hello all,> >> > I have a form where there area couple of textareas. One in particular keeps> > giving me a problem. Here is the text area...> >> > > >> > In the page the form posts to, I have a simple script that checks to see if the> > required fields were entered, and it sets a generic text variable (e_id=012369), if> > one or more of them is blank. If that variable is set, the user redirects back to> > the form and is directed to fill out the required fields. Simple. The code is as> > follows....> >> > [!]===Begin Checking for required fields===[/!]> > [showif [cl_title]=][text show=f]e_id=012369[/text][/showif]> > [showif [cl_description]=][text show=f]e_id=012369[/text][/showif]> > [showif [cl_price]=][text show=f]e_id=012369[/text][/showif]> > [showif [cl_shipping]=][text show=f]e_id=012369[/text][/showif]> > [showif [cl_contact]=][text show=f]e_id=012369[/text][/showif]>> show=f is not needed.>> Robert, I would say trippleXtripple check your vars. ;-)> what are the values just before the showifs?>> >> >> > [!]===Redirect if initial errors found===[/!]> > [showif [e_id]=012369]> > [redirect classifieds_start.html?cl_id=[cl_id]&e_id=[url][e_id][/url]]> > [/showif]> >> > Even when every single input on the form is filled out, I keep getting redirected> > back with the error.>> change the last digit of the error and change your error showif to:> [e_id]~012369>> Then you will know which error is redirecting.>> D>> > By process of elimination I have narrowed it down to the> > cl_description textarea. I also put a formvariables loop in the posting page to> > make sure that the data is coming through, and it is, but for some reason the code> > above is setting that variable. I have double checked and even re-written that> > portion of code just to make sure I didn't misspell anything. No luck. There is> > one other texarea and it works find (cl_contact). Anyone have a clue?> >> > -Robert> >>> --> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>> <><> Donovan Brooke <><>->ï> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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