Well David,
it's about having dots in the attribute names
<input type="text" name="textguy.gif" size="20">
That's when things get goofed up.
SeaU
/Kjell
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Hollister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "'Kjell Hansen'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 9:59 PM
Subject: RE: [PHP-WIN] . becomes _ when submitting page
> If we are talking about a simple post, I don't see the issue. In the
> following code (as gobots.php), I can type in period characters all day long
> and it always returns just fine. What the heck are you guys talking about?
>
>
> <?php
>
> if (isset($textguy))
> {
> echo $textguy;
> }
> echo ' <form method="POST" action="gobots.php">
> <input type="text" name="textguy" size="20"><input type="submit"
> value="Submit" name="B1">
> <input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B2">
> </form> ' ;
> ?>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Carr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 1:39 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [PHP-WIN] . becomes _ when submitting page
>
> You can still do so.
>
> Just reverse the string. Replace the first occurance of "_" with ".".
> Re-reverse the string.
>
> Now you have a Filename.
> --
> Scott Carr
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>
>
> Quoting Kjell Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> > Hmmm, I guess you're right. But I have some vague memories from useing
> dots
> > in name attributes before. But that was with ASP & IIS...
> >
> > I have some excuse for using dots, it's Windows filenames. They come with
> > dots and I can't change the attribute names because it's refering to the
> > file. I guess I will have to go around it with hidden fields and
> indexes...
> > Too bad, it was such a brilliant solution with the filename in the name
> > attribute
> > :(
> >
> > Anyway, thanx for enlightning me!
> >
> > Regards
> > Kjell
> >
> > Ignatius Reilly wrote:
> >
> > > Your naming conflicts with javascript. Remember what dots are used for
> in
> > > js.
> > >
> > > Avoid using other characters than alphanum and underscore. There is no
> > > reason you should need to use any other character.
> > >
> > > I am not quite even sure that it is valid HTML to use dots in attributes
> > > values.
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
> > > Ignatius
> > >
> > > ____________________________________________
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Kjell Hansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 7:12 PM
> > > Subject: [PHP-WIN] . becomes _ when submitting page
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > In my HTML page I have a textarea called "filename.ext" when I submit
> > > > the page I get "filename_ext" in my $_POST array.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone know why?!??!?
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > > Kjell
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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