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Fields Variable is Empty after Validation with Error - asgaroth - May 24th, 2011
Hey there,
i hope this is the right subforum to post my question to.
I've got a multipage form using the api. Everything is set up and i think is working okay.
The Problem is that if i don't enter all values that are required and submit the page, the fields array is not containing the entered values and therefore they are not reinserted into the form!
I already checked that validation is right, that all the form fields are set up like this:
Code:
<input type="text" name="name" size="30" maxlength="100" value="<?=@$fields['name']?>"/>Here is the header of one of my forms (not the initial page):
Code:
<?php
require_once("../global/api/api.php");
$fields = ft_api_init_form_page();
$errors = array();
// if submitted, process the form fields
if (isset($_POST) && !empty($_POST))
{
$rules = array();
$rules[] = "required,name,Please insert your Name.";
$errors = validate_fields($_POST, $rules);
}
if (empty($errors))
{
$params = array(
"submit_button" => "continue",
"next_page" => "step3.php",
"form_data" => $_POST
);
ft_api_process_form($params);
}I already tried the following:
1. Verifying via var_dump that fields is really not containing the input
2. Setting $g_session_type = "database"; in the config
3. Deleting or commenting out rules with commas (because i read that this is unsupported) and with html chars like ü (i need them because i am german).
4. Checked the initial page for a valid ft_api_init_form("", "test");
The var dump contains only things from the first page (there i have only 4 radio buttons to choose from so this initial page is always filled completely):
Code:
array(4) { ["form_tools_form_id"]=> string(4) "test" ["form_tools_submission_id"]=> string(4) "test" ["profil_prio"]=> string(9) "thing" ["continue"]=> string(6) "Continue" }Thanks in advance for your replies, asgaroth!
Hey there,
i reviewed the formtools code and found myself a workaround.
Here is how it currently works (only tested in testing mode):
Code:
if (!empty($errors))
{
$params = array(
"submit_button" => "continue",
"form_data" => $_POST
);
ft_api_process_form($params);
$fields = ft_api_init_form_page();
}I call ft_api_process_form without changing the page (next_page is not required as the comments in the code state) and then i reinitialize fields with ft_api_init_form_page.
Do you think i can/should keep this as workaround or is there another possibility?
Thanks in advance, asgaroth