Unable to display data using PHP to populate a text area field

[jej1216]

Using PHP to populate a form, I am not able to display any text area data -- it displays as blank.

<?php echo "<textarea rows=11 cols=120 name=inc_descr value='".$incdescr."'></textarea>"; ?>
 

The value might be "Patient stumbled on his shoelaces and fell to the floor. Staff were unable to get to the patient to break his fall."

Using the code above, the text area is blank.

Thanks,

jej1216

[Purple]

Hi,

try

[PHP]echo "<textarea rows='11' cols='120' name='inc_descr'>".$incdescr."</textarea>";[/PHP]

the text to be output goes between the textarea tags..

[PHP]echo "<form method = 'post'><textarea rows='11' cols='120' name='inc_descr'>".$incdescr."</textarea>";
echo "<input type='submit' name='submit' value='go'>";
print("<br>'$ _POST' Array follows ==></br></form>");
print_r($_POST);[/PHP]

will illustrate what happens if the user changes the default text in the text area..

Purple

[jej1216]

Hi,

try

[PHP]echo "<textarea rows='11' cols='120' name='inc_descr'>".$incdescr."</textarea>";[/PHP]

the text to be output goes between the textarea tags..

[PHP]echo "<form method = 'post'><textarea rows='11' cols='120' name='inc_descr'>".$incdescr."</textarea>";
echo "<input type='submit' name='submit' value='go'>";
print("<br>'$ _POST' Array follows ==></br></form>");
print_r($_POST);[/PHP]

will illustrate what happens if the user changes the default text in the text area..

Purple

Thanks - that fixed it.

I am slowly but surely learning the tricks for these forms!

Thanks again,

jej1216