Default Value for Fields

[spenny]

Hi, can anyone tell me how I set a field to have a default value?

Usually I would do this by writing value="myvalue" but I am already using this 'value' to make the form sticky eg as follows:

Code:

<input type="text" name="myfield" size="10" maxlength="15" value="<?=@$fields['myfield']?>"/>

Thanks in advance!

[Ben]

Hi Spenny,

Try this:

<?php $val = (isset($fields['myfield'])) ? $fields['myfield'] : "DEFAULT VALUE!"; ?>
<input type="text" name="myfield" size="10" maxlength="15" value="<?=$val?>"/>

All the best -

Ben

[spenny]

Hi Ben,

Many thanks for providing the answer.