Thanks jim, sorry for troubling you. Ive done that now and can see that all vars are being set but the code in the form to return the contents of $err1 doesn’t display the contents, just emptiness. Thanks for your help, I will keep on playing with it. Cheers Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Moseby [mailto:JMoseby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: 09 June 2005 15:49 > To: 'dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'; php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: HELP! form validation > > > > > > Eg: > > > > > $error_style = 'color: rgb(255,0,0)'; > > > > > if(!$name){$err1 = $error_style; $error[]="*please enter > > > > > your name\n";} > > > > > > <snip!> > > > Does it re-populate the fields with the previously entered data? > > > > Yes, it does. I already have set the variables manually like > > you say. Its > > just the $err1, $err2 vars do not seem to be set with the > > data stored in > > $error_style. > > This baffles me too then. In your code above, if $name is not set, $err1 > will be set to equal $error_style. There is obviously more coming into > play > than just this code snippet. Double-check your variable names. Place > strategically located 'echo' statements to see what is happening, for > instance, right after the above 'if' statement, place an 'echo $name;'. > > JM > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.6 - Release Date: 08/06/2005 > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.6 - Release Date: 08/06/2005 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
