Re: [PHP] using variable in php form before the form is POSTed

On Mon, 2008-05-12 at 14:44 -0700, milt wrote:
> I have a form that will be filled in by the user, I want to have access to 
> the content of one of the fields in that form, in order to fill in an 
> another variable that is not part of the form.  this variable is used by a 
> routine when the form is "posted".  Question - is the $_post[field name] 
> availble before the submit button is pushed, or is there another way to get 
> the contents of the field?

PHP only gets what the browser sends. The browser doesn't send until you
click the submit button (or perform a synonymous action). You'll need to
use JavaScript to work on data before it is submitted.

Cheers,
Rob.
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