nope.. i just realized when have his source code and read again /sob the problem is in the button.. he use <button > tag??? he should use <input type=submit> or <input type=button> oh well... he type a long setence to ask.. why he can't execute ?? not the code problem but the tag html problem ----- Original Message ----- From: "Birt.Ecplipse" <gerritpetersen@xxxxxxxxx> To: <php-windows@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 5:03 PM Subject: Re: Mysql and Textarea (Please help me figure out this problem. I' m stuck. Please help me!!! ) > Looks like a problem in the definition of the TEXTAREA NAME. > The echo statement is started and ended with a ' > While in the $row['ID'] also a quote is used. So the echo string looks not > correct. > > Try: echo '<TD> <P><TEXTAREA NAME="Assign_Engineer[' . $row[\'ID\'] . > '][Job_Title]" ROWS="10" > > > ""bedul"" <landavia81@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message > news:009c01c79cf2$7310ad80$670b1e0a@xxxxxxxx > > 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>"; > >> } > >> ?> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------- > >> Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's > > on, when. > > -- > PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php