using dynamic text for hidden field....

Hi Jason

I am trying to add dynamic text to a hidden field in a form so that the received email will show that hidden content. The form is submitting fine but the hidden content is blank....

<form id="activityproblem" name="activityproblem" method="post" action="process-activity.php">
<strong>Please let us know if you think there is an issue with any of the above activities.</strong><br />
        <input type="hidden" name="client" value="<?php echo $row_Activities['UserFirstName']; ?>">
        <label for="comments">Comments</label>
        <textarea name="comments" rows="" cols="" ></textarea>
	<input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

TIA

Jamie

that would mean the Activities recordset is not returning any records.

how is the Activities recordset configured?

It is returning correctly for some content earlier in the page using the same reference:
<h1><?php echo $row_Activities['UserFirstName']; ?></h1>

am I not able to re-use for the hidden content on the form?

what if you change the hidden element to a text field:

<input type="text" name="client" value="<?php echo $row_Activities['UserFirstName']; ?>">

does that show the value?

if so how have you set up the email body?

Did you select to create a file for the email and use one of the templates.

It would be more helpful to have a copy of the entire page rather than just the form snippet so i could see the code in context.

hey Jason

I tried what you said and if you put content in the field it does get submitted through the form...

have attached the page and the form in question is near the bottom

thanks

Jamie

the form comes after the reapet region:


<!----------->
<?php do { ?>
<div style="font-size:14px;font-weight:normal; clear:both;padding:5px 0 5px 0; overflow:auto;background-color:#fff;">
<div style="float:left;width:75px;margin:0 0 0 4px;"><?php echo date("d/m/y",strtotime( $row_Activities['ActivityDate'])); ?></div>
<div style="float:left;width:185px;margin:0 0 0 4px;"><?php echo $row_Activities['ActivityItem']; ?></div>
<div style="float:left;width:295px;margin:0 0 0 4px;"><?php echo $row_Activities['ActivityDescription']; ?></div>
<div style="float:left;width:40px;;margin:0 4px 0 0;">£<?php echo number_format($row_Activities['ActivityCost'],2); ?></div>
<div style="float:right;width:30px;;margin:0 0 0 7px;">
<?php if(WA_Auth_RulePasses("Administrator")){ // Begin Show Region ?>
<form action="clientarea-activity.php" method="post" >
<input name="Submit" type="image" id="Submit" src="images/misc/delete.jpg" width="20" height="20" alt="Delete"/>
<input name="deleteID" type="hidden" value="<?php echo $row_Activities['ActivityID']; ?>">
<input name="CID" type="hidden" value="<?php echo $_GET['CID']; ?>">
</form>
<?php } // End Show Region ?>
</div>
</div>
<?php } while ($row_Activities = mysql_fetch_assoc($Activities)); ?>
<!----------->

</div>
<div style="padding:20px;background-color:#ccc;margin-top:20px;text-align:center;">
<strong>Please let us know if you think there is an issue with any of the above activities.</strong><br />
<form id="activityproblem" name="activityproblem" method="post" action="process-activity.php">
<input type="hidden" name="client" value="<?php echo $row_Activities['UserFirstName']; ?>">
<input type="hidden" name="success_msg" value="Thank you for your query. We'll be in touch shortly." />
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="13%" align="left" valign="middle">Comments:</td>
<td width="71%"><textarea name="comments" cols="58" rows="3" ></textarea></td>
<td width="16%" valign="middle"><input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
</tr>
</table>

</form>


after the repeat region, the recordset is on an empty pointer so does not contain a value.

the form should be inside the repeat region.

if i put that form within the repeat region the form it doesnt work...basically it shows multiple forms (as many as there are entries showing from the repeat region) - obviously I have misunderstood something.....

also, if the repeat region needs to surround it, why would it not be needed on line 144 between the h1 tags?

<!-----Print Page------>

          <div style="clear:right;float:right;margin-bottom:15px;"><a href="javascript:window.print()">Print page<img  src="images/misc/print.jpg" alt="print" width="20" height="20" border="0" style="margin:0 0 0 5px; vertical-align:middle;"></a></div>

          <div style="margin-bottom:15px;">

            <h1><?php echo $row_Activities['UserFirstName']; ?></h1>

          </div>

  if i put that form within the repeat region the form it doesnt work...basically it shows multiple forms (as many as there are entries showing from the repeat region) - obviously I have misunderstood something.....  

obviously I have misunderstood something myself.

What is it you are trying to do with this form? do you want the hidden element to contain the First name from the first record of the recordset?

The basic problem is this:

The form is after the repeat region.

once the repeat region loops through the recordset, the recordset is at the end, on an empty pointer.


your H1 tag works because it is before the repeat region, before the repeat region, the recordset is on the first record. so the h1 shows the first name contained in the first record?

is this what you want in the hidden element? the first record value? if so, you need to reset the recordset to beginning;

<?php
mysql_data_seek($Activities, 0);
$row_Activities = mysql_fetch_assoc($Activities);
?>

where would i put that Jason?

just be fore the form...