> Re: Can someone tell me why this is not working? > > > The center echo does not show. It will show if I replace $newmort with > > anything else. I have copied the first "if" statement,pasted it in the > > second position, and it works fine. Once I change the var to $newmort, it > > will not show. The third echo shows fine, it is only if I use newmort. I > > have renamed the var from mort1, because I was getting the same thing. > > > > $newmort=STRIPSLASHES($_POST['newmort']); > > $purchprice=STRIPSLASHES($_POST['purchprice']); > > $howlong=STRIPSLASHES($_POST['howlong']); > > > > if ($purchprice) { > > echo "Purchase Price:$ $purchprice<br />"; > > } > > if ($newmort) { > > echo "Mortgage Amount:$ $newmort<br />"; > > } > > if ($howlong) { > > echo "How Long has seller owned property: $howlong<br /><br />"; Echo out the value of $newmort just above the "if" statement. If it is zero or blank, the "if" will evaluate to false. Is there a second form field named "newmort" lower on the page? If so, it will be the value of $_POST['newmort'] that you receive in the post. Kirk