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I have a form, and this form has lots of fields, text, check and select boxes. This form normally posts fine and everything is great, but occasionally, a particular account will stop the first field on the form from being submitted with the rest of the data.

Also, when I load the page, I have a script which loops through all the elements in the form; and I can clearly see the first field in that list!

Can anyone help, explain, theoryise?

I'm stumped.

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A code ur using will be usefull to answer ur query.

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There is rather a lot of it and I didn't want to paste it all. Here's a snipet of the form:

Code: 
    <form method=post name="details" action="aprofile.php?id=<?=$_GET['id'] ?>" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <td width="80%" valign="top"> 
      <table height="100%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
        <tr> 
          <td width="33%" valign="center" align="center">&nbsp;</td>
          <td width="33%" height="123" valign="center" align="center"><a href="via.php"><img src="images/logo3.gif" width="250" height="113" border="0"></a><p>
          <div align="center" style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><font color="#FF0000"><strong><span class="heading">
            Your <?=$town ?> Profile<br><img src='images/blank.gif' width=1 height=5><br>
          </span></strong></font></div>
          </td>
          <td width="33%" valign="bottom">&nbsp;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr valign="top"> 
          <td colspan="3">
            <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
              <tr> 
                <td valign="top">
                  <div align="center" style='font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;'><font color="#FF0000">
              <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="1" class="maintext">
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['firstname']) && $err['firstname']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">First name</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="firstname" type="text" id="firstname" fdep="show_name" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['firstname']) ? " value='".$ud['firstname']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td>&nbsp;</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['surname']) && $err['surname']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Last name</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="surname" type="text" id="surname" fdep="show_name" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['surname']) ? " value='".$ud['surname']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td align=right>
                    <nobr>Show name in Profile<input type=checkbox name="show_name" value="1"<?=((isset($ud['surname']) && isset($ud['show_name']) && $ud['show_name'] == "1") ? " checked" : "") ?> onClick="depC();"></nobr>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"<?=((isset($err['trading_name']) && $err['trading_name']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>>Trading name</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="trading_name" type="text" id="trading_name" fdep="show_trading_name" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['trading_name']) ? " value='".$ud['trading_name']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td align=right>
                    <nobr>Show in Profile<input type=checkbox name="show_trading_name" value="1" onClick="depC();"<?=((isset($ud['trading_name']) && isset($ud['show_trading_name']) && $ud['show_trading_name'] == "1") ? " checked" : "") ?>></nobr>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['expertise']) && $err['expertise']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Business activity <img style='cursor: help;' onMouseOver="showAlt(this, 'jobtitle')" onMouseMove="showAlt(this, 'jobtitle')" onMouseOut="hideAlt(this, 'jobtitle')" src="images/info.gif" align=absbottom></font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="expertise" type="text" id="expertise" fdep="show_expertise" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['expertise']) ? " value='".$ud['expertise']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td align=right>
                    <nobr>Show business activity in Profile<input type=checkbox name="show_expertise" value="1" onClick="depC();"<?=((isset($ud['expertise']) && isset($ud['show_expertise']) && $ud['show_expertise'] == "1") ? " checked" : "") ?>></nobr>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['expert_address1']) && $err['expert_address1']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Address Line One</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="expert_address1" type="text" id="expert_address1" fdep="show_address" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['expert_address1']) ? " value='".$ud['expert_address1']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td>&nbsp;</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['expert_address2']) && $err['expert_address2']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Address Line Two</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="expert_address2" type="text" id="expert_address2" fdep="show_address" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['expert_address2']) ? " value='".$ud['expert_address2']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td>&nbsp;</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><nobr>Address Line Three (optional)</nobr></font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="expert_address3" type="text" id="expert_address3" fdep="show_address" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['expert_address3']) ? " value='".$ud['expert_address3']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td>&nbsp;</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['expert_town']) && $err['expert_town']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Town/City</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="expert_town" type="text" id="expert_town" fdep="show_address" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['expert_town']) ? " value='".$ud['expert_town']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td>&nbsp;</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['expert_county']) && $err['expert_county']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">County</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="expert_county" type="text" id="expert_county" fdep="show_address" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['expert_county']) ? " value='".$ud['expert_county']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td>&nbsp;</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['expert_postcode']) && $err['expert_postcode']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Postcode</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="expert_postcode" type="text" id="expert_postcode" fdep="show_address" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['expert_postcode']) ? " value='".$ud['expert_postcode']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td align=right><nobr>Show address in Profile<input type=checkbox name="show_address" value="1" onClick="depC();" <?=((isset($ud['expert_address1']) && isset($ud['show_address']) && $ud['show_address'] == "1") ? " checked" : "") ?>></nobr></td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['phone']) && $err['phone']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Telephone number</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="phone" type="text" id="phone" fdep="show_telephone_number" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['phone']) ? " value='".$ud['phone']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td align=right>
                    <nobr>Show telephone in Profile<input type=checkbox name="show_telephone_number" value="1" onClick="depC();" <?=((isset($ud['phone']) && isset($ud['show_telephone_number']) && $ud['show_telephone_number'] == "1") ? " checked" : "") ?>></nobr>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['mobile']) && $err['mobile']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mobile number</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="mobile" type="text" id="mobile" fdep="show_mobile_number" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['mobile']) ? " value='".$ud['mobile']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td align=right>
                    <nobr>Show mobile in Profile<input type=checkbox name="show_mobile_number" value="1" onClick="depC();" <?=((isset($ud['mobile']) && isset($ud['show_mobile_number']) && $ud['show_mobile_number'] == "1") ? " checked" : "") ?>></nobr>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['email']) && $err['email']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Email address <img src='images/info.gif' align=absmiddle style='cursor: help;' onMouseOver="showAlt(this, 'email')" onMouseMove="showAlt(this, 'email')" onMouseOut="hideAlt(this, 'email')"></font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="email" type="text" id="email" fdep="show_email_address" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['email']) ? " value='".$ud['email']."'" : "") ?>></td>
                  <td align=right>
                    <nobr>Show email in Profile<input type=checkbox name="show_email_address" value="1" onClick="depC();" <?=((isset($ud['email']) && isset($ud['show_email_address']) && $ud['show_email_address'] == "1") ? " checked" : "") ?>></nobr>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['website']) && $err['website']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Website address</font></td>
                  <td height="20"><input name="website" type="text" id="website" fdep="show_website_address" onBlur="showF();"<?=(isset($ud['website']) && $ud['website'] != "" ? " value='".$ud['website']."'" : " value='[URL unfurl="true"]http://'")[/URL] ?>></td>
                  <td align=right>
                    <nobr>Show website in Profile<input type=checkbox name="show_website_address" value="1" onClick="depC();" <?=((isset($ud['website']) && isset($ud['show_website_address']) && $ud['show_website_address'] == "1") ? " checked" : "") ?>></nobr>
                  </td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['logo']) && $err['logo']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Upload Logo (optional) <img src="images/info.gif" align=absbottom style='cursor: help;' onMouseOver="showAlt(this, 'logo')" onMouseMove="showAlt(this, 'logo')" onMouseOut="hideAlt(this, 'logo')"></font></td>
                  <td height="20" colspan="2"><input name="logo" type="file" onChange="previewLogo(this.value);"><input type=hidden name="logo_path"<?=(isset($ud['logo_path']) ? " value='".$ud['logo_path']."'" : "") ?>> <input type=button value="Remove" style='height: 22;' onClick="previewLogo('images/dummylogo.gif'); document.forms['details'].logo_path.value = ''; document.forms['details'].logo.outerHTML = '<input name=logo type=file onChange=previewLogo(this.value)>';"></td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td height="20"<?=((isset($err['photo']) && $err['photo']) ? " style='color: #FF0000'" : "") ?>><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Upload Photo (optional) <img src="images/info.gif" align=absbottom style='cursor: help;' onMouseOver="showAlt(this, 'logo')" onMouseMove="showAlt(this, 'logo')" onMouseOut="hideAlt(this, 'logo')"></font></td>
                  <td height="20" colspan="2"><input name="photo" type="file" onChange="previewPhoto(this.value);"><input type=hidden name="photo_path"<?=(isset($ud['photo_path']) ? " value='".$ud['photo_path']."'" : "") ?>> <input type=button value="Remove" style='height: 22;' onClick="previewPhoto('images/dummylogo.gif'); document.forms['details'].photo_path.value = ''; document.forms['details'].photo.outerHTML = '<input name=photo type=file onChange=previewPhoto(this.value)>';"></td>
                </tr>
...

This used to work, and only certain details see to muck it up.

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I found the answer was nothing to do with any of the above and was to do with the HTML editor I was using on a textarea.

If anyone else ever experiences this I hope they find this answer quicker than I did! (3+1/2 hours).

In the editor.js (can't remember who wrote this)

replace:
insertAdjacentHTML('AfterEnd'
with:
insertAdjacentHTML('BeforeBegin'

and all is well again!

--BB
 
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