help needed in frames with php/html

liunx · Jan 9, 2008

Hi, 
 
I have been trying to do this for sometime now, and i am getting frustratted. 
 
i have a form that takes 2 variables (dates). the action of the form is set to index.php (a page with 2 frames) the index.php has one frame called mainmenu.php, which is a script that extracts data from MySQL using the 2 variables entered in the form. 
 
The index.php is not working as required, as the variables form the form are placed in index.php, rather than mainmenu.php. if i change the action to mainmenu.php. it works, but only the mainmenu is displayed, index.html is not. 
 
Please help. 
 
Regards, 
Meltry modifing the index.php like this: 
index.php 
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print "<frameset blah "; 
print "<frame src='http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/mainmenu.php?datedata1=".$datedata1fromtheform."&datedata2=".$datedata2fromtheform."' blah >"; 
print "<frame src='http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/otherpagenamegoeshere.php' blah >"; 
print "</frameset> ";I have changed as you suggested, but still no output. 
 
click the links above, i have changed index.php 
 
thanks, 
MelClick what link? 
Anyway, in theory I think the code ucm supplied should work, if written correctly. This is my go at it: 
 
 
<frameset> 
<frame src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"mainmenu.php?date1=<? echo $_POST["date1_from_form"]; ?>&date2=<? echo $_POST["date2_from_form"]; ?>"> 
<frame src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"theotherpage.php"> 
</frameset> 
 
 
So this way I guess it should work. Set the form's action to "POST" and then you can fetch date1 and date2 in mainmenu.php as $_GET["date1"] and $_GET["date2"]... 
 
Maybe it would even work to just set the form's action to "GET" and then get it from mainmenu.php, I dont know how it works in framesets.. but maybe not, so try the first method I suggested.sorry, 
 
ok, here is my files: 
 
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<form method="get" action="mainmenu.php" name="search"> 
<h2>Images</h2> 
Start Date 
 
 
 
<input type="text" name="startdate" size="19" maxlength="19"> 
 
End Date 
 
<input type="text" name="enddate" size="19" maxlength="19"> 
 
 
 
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Send Data"> 
 
 
 
</form> 
 
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<HTML> 
<HEAD> 
<TITLE> Welcome to my Web site! </TITLE> 
</HEAD> 
 
<FRAMESET FRAMEBORDER=0 COLS="150,*"> 
 
<frame NAME="menu" noResize src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"mainmenu.php"> 
<FRAME NAME="main" SRC=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"welcome.html"> 
 
</FRAMESET> 
 
<NOFRAMES> 
<H1>Welcome!</H1> This site was designed to use frames to provide a menu bar to ease navigation; however, your browser does not support frames. Click <A HREF=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"welcome.html">here</A> to go to the main page of our site, where you can use the alternative links we have provided to get around the site. 
</NOFRAMES> 
 
</HTML> 
 
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extract from mainmenu.php 
 
 
$echo_startdate = $HTTP_GET_VARS["startdate"]; // echo the values inserted startdate in the search form 
echo "start date = $echo_startdate "; 
 
$echo_enddate = $HTTP_GET_VARS["enddate"];// echo the values inserted startdate in the search form 
echo "end date = $echo_enddate";hmm that form is pointing to mainmenu.php, but it should be index.php right? 
Doesnt it even work with mainmenu.php as action? 
I dont know why it wouldnt work like you have it below.. I use the $_GET array, as I think HTTP_GET_VARS is deprecated, or?hi, 
 
thanks for the help, yes it worked when i pointed it to mainmenu.php. but not with index.php. 
 
i think maybe there is a variable missing? 
 
could you please look at it? 
 
Cheers, 
meltry changing: 
 
<form method="get" action="mainmenu.php" name="search"> 
 
to: 
 
<form method="post" action="index.php" name="search"> 
 
 
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and also change: 
 
<frame NAME="menu" noResize src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"mainmenu.php"> 
 
to: 
 
<frame NAME="menu" noResize src=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"mainmenu.php?startdate=<? echo $startdate; ?>&enddate=<? echo $enddate; ?>"> 
 
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try viewing the source on the mainmenu.php frame and see what it shows was echo'd from php... 
 
 
 
If that doesn't work then try printing the values of those two variables in index.php to see if their values are coming in ok ( use <? print $startdate; print " "; print $enddate; ?> 
 
let us know what exactly happened when you tried this code, please

help needed in frames with php/html

liunx

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