use $_POST[your var] in this script..
not simple but worked..
other option
$_HTTP_POST_VARS[your var]
----- Original Message -----
From: "sam rumaizan" <samcalc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 4:13 AM
Subject: Mysql and Textarea (Please help me figure out this
problem. I' m stuck. Please help me!!! )
> I'm just a php beginner.
> So please be patient with my stupid questions.
>
> What am I missing in this code that causing the function can't update
the textarea?
>
> Update button erase the old information from mysql database and replace
it with nothing. Basically it can't read what is inside the Textarea box.
Why??
>
> Read the highlighted code.
>
> <?php
> include ('./includes/header.html');
> include( '../mysql_connect.php' );
> ?>
> </HEAD>
> <BODY>
> <TABLE ALIGN="center" BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0">
> <TR ALIGN="center" VALIGN="middle">
> <TH ALIGN="center"><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR ="#310032">View
> Existing Data</FONT></TH>
> </TR>
> </TABLE>
> <FORM METHOD="post" ACTION="ved.php">
> <?php
> $query = "SELECT DISTINCT Assign_Engineer FROM lo_data";
> $result = mysql_query($query);
> ?>
> <BR /><BR />
> <CENTER>
> <SELECT NAME="R"><OPTION VALUE="NULL">Choose a Category:</OPTION>
> <?php
> while ($line = mysql_fetch_array($result))
> {
> foreach ($line as $value)
> {
> echo"<OPTION VALUE='$value'";
> }
> echo ">$value</OPTION>";
> }
> ?>
> </SELECT>
> <INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="Submit" VALUE="Submit Data"><BR /><BR
> />
> <?php
> if (isset($_REQUEST['save_assign_engineer'])) {
> $id = (int) $_REQUEST['save_assign_engineer'];
> $job_title =
> mysql_real_escape_string($_REQUEST['Assign_Engineer'][' .$id .
']['Job_Title']);
> $sql = "
> UPDATE `lo_data`
> SET `Job_Title` = '" . $job_title . "'
> WHERE `ID` = " . $id;
> mysql_query($sql);
> }
> if (isset($_POST["R"])) {
> $result = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM lo_data WHERE Assign_Engineer
='".$_POST["R"]."'");
> }
> ?>
> <DIV STYLE="overflow:auto;">
> <TABLE WIDTH="80" BORDER="1" CELLSPACING="1" CELLPADDING="3"
> BORDERCOLOR="CDCB98">
> <THEAD>
> <TR STYLE="position: relative; top:
> expression(this.offsetParent.scrollTop); background-color: #CDCB98;">
> <TH>ID</TH>
> <TH>Reference No</TH>
> <TH>Job Descriptions</TH>
> <TH>Category</TH>
> <TH>Assign Engineer</TH>
> <TH>Date Received</TH>
> <TH>Date Required</TH>
> <TH>Date Assigned</TH>
> <TH>Projected Completion Date</TH>
> <TH>Date Completed</TH>
> <TH>Manhour Spent</TH>
> <TH>Status</TH>
> </TR>
> </THEAD>
> <?php
> $num=mysql_num_rows($result);
> echo $num;
> while($row = mysql_fetch_array($result))
> {
> echo "<TBODY>";
> echo "<TR VALIGN=\"TOP\" ALIGN=\"CENTER\">";
> echo "<TD>{$row['ID']}</TD>";
> echo "<TD>{$row['Ref_No']}</TD>";
> echo '<TD> <P><TEXTAREA NAME="Assign_Engineer[' . $row['ID'] .
'][Job_Title]" ROWS="10"
> COLS="40">'.$row['Job_Title'] .'</TEXTAREA>';
> echo " <BR />";
> echo '<button type="submit" name="save_assign_engineer" value="' .
> $row['ID'] . '" />Updaet data</button>
> ';
> echo "<TD>{$row['Category']}</TD>";
> echo "<TD>{$row['Assign_Engineer']}</TD>";
> echo "<TD>{$row['Date_Received']}</TD>";
> echo "<TD>{$row['Date_Required']}</TD>";
> echo "<TD>{$row['Date_Assigned']}</TD>";
> echo "<TD>{$row['ProjectedCompletionDate']}</TD>";
> echo "<TD>{$row['Date_Completed']}</TD>";
> echo "<TD>{$row['ManhourSpent']}</TD>";
> echo "<TD>{$row['Status']}</TD>";
> echo "</TR>";
> echo"</TBODY>";
> }
> ?>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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