I cannot get this to work

I have followed exactly as described.
cookies_toolkit_gsg.pdf

Well... not EXACTLY, as my form differs.

Maybe what I am trying to do can't be done, I'll describe it.

I have 2 pages. Page 1, populated with dates from a table.
Page 2 has a form.

I want a person to choose a date on page one, and on page 2 have it auto filled into the form.


Page one has a form, and a hidden element within it. This hidden element, after following the pdf, looks like this:

<input name="ntu_date" type="hidden" id="ntu_date" value="<?php echo((isset($_POST["ntu_date"]))?$_POST["ntu_date"]:"") ?>" />

Page 2 has a textfiled that looks like this:

<input type="text" name="ntu_date" id="ntu_date" value="<?php echo((isset($_COOKIE["ntu_date"]))?$_COOKIE["ntu_date"]:"") ?>" size="32" />

Is there another tutorial I can follow or one of those video tutorials available? I have been trying to pass a simple variable to this form all day long with no luck. I thought I have tried every combination I could, but I must be mission one.... the one to make it work.

thanks

This is a nightmare at this point, I've spent 16 hours straight trying to figure out how to pass form information.

I'm beginning to think that what I am trying to do, or rather, the approach I am taking to achieve this is completely wrong.

I have on page 1, a repeat region. Inside this repeat region, I have a form and inside it I am pulling dates from a table. It looks like this: <?php echo $row_ntu['ntu_date']; ?>

This form also contain the following:
<input name="ntu_date" type="hidden" id="ntu_date" value="<?php echo $row_ntu['ntu_date']; ?>" />

I want to take THAT specific date, and pass it to a second form, on page 2... to auto populate a field. Better yet, I would also like to display this date on the page as well. If I can't achieve the later, I'll settle for auto populating a form field.

Now, I have gone over the pdf dozens of times, I've spent the evening looking through other documentation, researched about the internet... I've come across working examples where $_REQUEST is used, etc.

I just cannot get it to work on my page. I thought it would be easy to just store the output of $row_ntu['ntu_date']; into a cookie or session var and load it up on page 2.

What am I missing here?

What form action method are you using? POST or GET?

If you are posting then you will set the value of the form on the second page to $_POST['ntu_date']

If you are getting then you will set the value of the form on the second page to $_GET['ntu_date']

The other thing you could do, if you want to store the values for future use within a multi-page form is post the form to itself, store the form values in session variables and then redirect to the next page. Then you can call on the session values whenever you need to.

Cheers
Ian

Thanks, Ian.

I've just tried the server redirect and for whatever reason, nothing happens when ckicking on the form button.

// ------------------------- Here is my session var:
<?php
if (!session_id()) session_start();
if ($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") {
$_SESSION["ntu_date"] = "".$row_ntu['ntu_date'] ."";
}
?>


// ------------------------- And here is the redirect:
<?php
if(($_SERVER["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "POST") && (isset($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"]) && strpos(urldecode($_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"]), urldecode($_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"].$_SERVER["PHP_SELF"])) > 0) && isset($_POST)){
$WA_Redirect_URL = "ntu_form.php";
$WA_Redirect_KeepQS = true;
if ($WA_Redirect_URL != "") {
if ($WA_Redirect_KeepQS && $WA_Redirect_URL != "" && isset($_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"]) && $_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"] !== "") {
$WA_Redirect_URL .= ((strpos($WA_Redirect_URL, '?') === false)?"?":"&").$_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"];
}
header("Location: ".$WA_Redirect_URL);
}
}
?>

// ------------------------- And here is the form:
<form action="" method="post" name="ntu_form" id="ntu_form" onsubmit="WA_setFormCookie(WA_CookieObj,document.ntu_form,'WAFC_ntu_ntu_form', 30)">
<div class="ntubox_info">
<div class="ntu_cal"><img src="images/cal.gif" width="48" height="52" alt="" /></div>
<div class="ntu_register">
<input name="" type="button" value="Sign up" />
<input name="hiddenField" type="hidden" id="hiddenField" value="<?php echo $row_ntu['ntu_date']; ?>" />
<br />

<!--<a href="#"><img src="images/signup.gif" alt="register" width="100" height="52" border="0" /></a>-->

</div>
<div class="ntu_title"><?php echo $row_ntu['ntu_title']; ?></div>
<div class="ntu_content"><?php echo $row_ntu['ntu_date']; ?> </div>
<div class="ntu_seats"> Seats Available: <span class="bold-red"><?php echo $row_ntu['seats_avail']; ?></span> </div>
<div class="clear"></div>
</div>
</form>



Any idea?

I can't see how your form is submitting.

Does it have a submit button?

Try changing:

<input name="" type="button" value="Sign up" />

to

<input name="" type="submit" value="Sign up" />

Cheers
Ian

ok I got the form to post to its self and redirect properly... on page 2 it seems as tho the session is only from the first record, regardless of which button I choose from the first page

So do you have a form that is repeated and the elements keep getting the same name etc?

I would think that you would need to give your form elements unique names (based on the ID of the record maybe)? If the elements have the same name then you will always get the information from the first one in the form.

Cheers
Ian

I have a form, in a repeat region.

Inside that form, I have a hidden field.
The value of that hidden field is: <?php echo $row_ntu['ntu_date']; ?>

This date is pulled from the DB

When the page is rendered in the browser, I look at the source code of the page and it does in fact, show different dates.

However, when I submit the form, and go onto the next page, the "session.ntu_date" is always the first record in the DB

I understand what your saying, by giving it a unique ID, but I am at a loss on how to approach this.... because, if in fact I need a specific identifier, I would imagine the result would always be the same, because it is in the repeat region.

Please advise.

thanks

not enough detail.

what is the code to set the ntu_date session variable?

it would help to have a copy of the pages so we can see the code to get a better understanding of what you are doing.

files attached.

Basically, a visitor picks a date one page one, then a form field on page 2 is populated with said date.

That's all I'm really trying to pull off here.

Thanks