Form Values getting reset

Form Values getting reset on submit

[eatspinach]

Hi I have a php web form, that has another small web form inside it (a file upload box & button).

the problem i am having is that when the user upload the file all the other fields get reset or "cleared out" so this is a little frustrating for the user as they have to re enter everything again,

is their a way around this?

Thanks

[jatar_k]

why are they getting reset? are you refreshing the page?

[eatspinach]

Thanks for your reply
the page is survey-step2.php and i have both forms set up like,

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="survey-step2.php" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="AudioFile-1" value=""/>
Please choose a file: <input name="uploaded" type="file" />
<input type="submit" value="Upload" />
</form>

does this make sense is their a better way of doing it? should i post all my code?

[mooger35]

when you submit either form the page is reloading and any information on the other form that has been added will be lost.

If it's just a file upload I would look into using an ajax file upload.

[jatar_k]

you could also put it all in one form, then you could load the other data back into the respective elements

[eatspinach]

both good suggestions, i have never heard of this ajax file upload i will give it a go as their seems to be a lot of demos on the net.. thanks again

[eatspinach]

Hooray I finally got it working, I tried a few different examples on the net but i found one the most useful, Thanks

[edited by: coopster at 11:25 am (utc) on June 18, 2009]
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