I thought it might be that as well but luckily Yoann sorted
it out for with this solution:
<"----I'm note sure the attribute "value" works with the tag "textarea".
Try this :
<textarea name="notes" rows="6" cols="30">
<?php echo $myrow["notes"] ?>
</textarea>
Yoann.-----">
But thanks for the help.
> ----------
> From: Woods Ron Contr SA-ALC/FMIS[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 6:02 PM
> To: Mangiola Nunzio Datavia; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Text area
>
> Your problem is probably not with the form passing the data; it's in your
> storing it in the db. Remember there's probably lots of \n characters in a
> text field. If you try to put these into a db field your results are
> unpredictable; meaning the db software may or may not handle them
> properly.
>
> Try using addslashes ($TextField=addslashes($TextField)) before writing
> and
> stripslahes ( ($TextField=stripslashes($TextField)) after the db write to
> return the data to it's original values.
>
> Ron Woods/GAI
> Sr. Software Engineer
> 1777 N.E. Loop 410
> Suite 600
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mangiola Nunzio Datavia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 12:24 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; David Harrison
> Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Text area
>
>
> It does work on the face of it. But when you
> query the database the field is empty even if you filled
> it in.
>
>
>
> > ----------
> > From: David Harrison[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 8:22 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] Text area
> >
> > Try using the TEXTAREA tag instead:
> >
> > <TEXTAREA ROWS="5" COLS="55" NAME="boop">
> >
> > --dave
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Mangiola Nunzio Datavia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 30 January 2001 4:13 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: [PHP-WIN] Text area
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I'm trying to or half succeeded in creating
> > > a guestbook on my intranet site.
> > >
> > > Now my problem is this:
> > > When creating the form I have
> > > trouble creating a text area larger
> > > than one line.
> > > I use at the moment <input type="text" blah blah
> > > That gives me one line and it appears in
> > > MySQL database. But if I try to add rows="6"
> > > cols="70" it still gives me one line.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions?
> > >
> > >
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