Hidden field data being truncating at space

[groupie]

Hi,
I'm placing data into hidden fields for passing between forms, but
after clicking submit button, the data is getting truncated at the
space,e.g. "hello world" is getting displayed as "hello" on the next
form. If I use ordinary text fields, it works fine. Any ideas what's
wrong/how to fix? Thanks.

[liam...@gmail.com]

could you post code and/or a link?

[groupie]

On Jan 27, 10:09 pm, "liamge...@gmail.com" <liamge...@gmail.com>
wrote:

Here's an excerpt - data picked from from combobox CTRY and javascript
function HDNCTRY saves the data into the hidden field. I put an ALERT
statement into it and it displayed the value "United States" (with
spaces). However in the destination form, I only get "United".

function hdnctry(cbobox) {
var col = (cbobox.options[cbobox.selectedIndex].text);
document.forms.additem.hiddenField.value = col;
}

<select name="ctry" onChange="hdnctry(this);">
<option value="">Choose a Country </option>
<option value="GBR">United States</option>
</select>
<input name="hiddenField" type="hidden" /></td>

Destination form:
<td width="181">Country</td>
<input name="ctry" type="text" id="ctry" value= <%
=Request("hiddenField") %> >

[liha...@gmail.com]

A fast look shows that you probably need to add quotation marks around
the above PHP block

<input name="ctry" type="text" id="ctry" value="<%
=Request("hiddenField") %>" >

lihao(XC)

[liam...@gmail.com]

> Destination form:
> <td width="181">Country</td>
> <input name="ctry" type="text" id="ctry" value= <%
> =Request("hiddenField") %> >

You need quotes around your ASP statement:

[groupie]

On Jan 27, 10:39 pm, "lihao0...@gmail.com" <lihao0...@gmail.com>
wrote:

> lihao(XC)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I can't believe it was that simple!

Thank-you very much. Works fine now! :-)

[Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn]

groupie wrote:
> [...] "lihao0...@gmail.com" [...] wrote:

>> [...] groupie [...] wrote:
>>> <input name="ctry" type="text" id="ctry" value= <%
>>> =Request("hiddenField") %> >
>> A fast look shows that you probably need to add quotation marks around
>> the above PHP block

It's _ASP_, unless the OP has enabled ASP-style tags in their php.ini.

>> <input name="ctry" type="text" id="ctry" value="<%
>> =Request("hiddenField") %>" >
>>

>> [...]

Please trim your quotes.

> I can't believe it was that simple!
>
> Thank-you very much. Works fine now! :-)

It is insufficient, though. You have to escape all double quotes in
Request("hiddenField") or you will end up with invalid HTML again.
In its simplest form, assuming that you are indeed using ASP:

<%@ LANGUAGE = "JScript" %>
<input name="ctry" id="ctry" value="<%
= Request("hiddenField").replace(/"/g, "&quot;")
%>">

BTW, validation would probably have revealed your previous problem, see
also http://diveintomark.org/archives/2003/05/05/why_we_wont_help_you

Also never post server-side code when you have a client-side problem,
unless someone who replies then asks you about it.

PointedEars
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