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ThomasJSmart · Oct 10, 2003

what is wrong with this script cuz i cant see it :-(

Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>test</title>
</head>

<body>

<?
if (isset($_POST['pic']))
{
global $_FILES; 
echo $_FILES['pic']['name'];
echo &quot;test&quot;;
}
?>

<form action=&quot;&quot; method=&quot;post&quot; enctype=&quot;multipart/form-data&quot; name=&quot;form1&quot;>
  <input type=&quot;file&quot; name=&quot;file&quot;>
  <input type=&quot;submit&quot; name=&quot;Submit&quot; value=&quot;Submit&quot;>
</form>

</body>
</html>

what happens is i open a pic with the file browser, then press submit, the screen flashes and nothing else happens. (i can still see the input field & button) i cant see the filename, or "test"

also if i test the file adding a get var (

http://www.beinspired.biz/test2.html?foo=bar)

the get var stays in the url address after i press submit, im sure this isnt right....

cheers,
thomas

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sleipnir214 · Oct 10, 2003

For a start, the form's action isn't set. Unless the browser knows where to send the data, then data can't be set.

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ThomasJSmart · Oct 10, 2003

if you dont fill anything in it uses _self

but iv put the doc name in the action, it still doesnt work, altho it now removes the foo=bar get var from the url address when i submit

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sleipnir214 · Oct 10, 2003

Not if you set the action to blank. Maybe if you don't set that attribute at all.

So, this script is supposed to output HTML which will submit back to itself? I notice that you have an if statement which references $_POST['pic']. Where does that HTML form element appear in your HTML output?

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ThomasJSmart · Oct 10, 2003

hehe oeps.... of course, the file thing isnt a $_POST['pic'] its a $_FILE

:S sorry to waist your time, i should have thought of that, changed $_POST['pic'] to $_POST['Submit'] and it works fine.

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