[FX.php List] A php question

[Leo R. Lundgren]

Damn me, I was too quick when editing that. This code is what I meant  
to paste, of course:

	$DealerType1 = (isset($_REQUEST['DealerType1']) ? $_REQUEST 
['DealerType1'] : '0');
	$request->AddDBParam('DealerType1', $DealerType1);

Sorry :-/


9 mar 2009 kl. 18.08 skrev Leo R. Lundgren:

> Well, just as with any input validation, you must be prepared for  
> and handle gracefully the situation where you don't get the data  
> that you are expecting from the client. One case of that is getting  
> no data at all.
>
> To cut it short, one way to solve your problem is to make sure that  
> if you don't get a value at all, you place a default value in the  
> variable you are working with. For example:
>
> 	$DealerType1 = (isset($_REQUEST['DealerType1']) ? $_REQUEST 
> ['DealerType1'] : '0');
> 	$request->AddDBParam('DealerType1', $_REQUEST["DealerType1"]);
>
> As I see it, this is only tip of the iceberg for a discussion of  
> best practices regarding input handling. But it should be enough to  
> solve the problem :)
>
>
> 9 mar 2009 kl. 17.44 skrev John Funk:
>
>> I have a survey form that gets data from existing records, shows  
>> the data on form with check boxes. When submitted, edits the FMm  
>> data.
>>
>> When building and testing the site all worked well. This morning I  
>> am getting index errors on the edit page because on check boxes  
>> that are NOT checked, do not pass the input name (or data) to the  
>> post.
>>
>> Here is my logic on each check box:
>>
>> I get the data using a normal query:
>> $DealerType1=$record['DealerType1'][0];
>>
>> I how the data in a form:
>>
>> <?php
>> if ($DealerType1 =='Stand-Alone Single')
>> echo "<input name= 'DealerType1' type='checkbox' value='Stand- 
>> Alone Single' checked />";
>> else
>> echo "<input name= 'DealerType1' type='checkbox' value='Stand- 
>> Alone Single' unchecked />";
>> ?>
>> A stand-alone business with a single location<br>
>>
>>
>> In my edit.php file that the form calls, this is how I am getting  
>> the data:
>>
>> $request->AddDBParam('DealerType1', $_REQUEST["DealerType1"]);
>>
>>
>> What am I doing wrong? This is an iis web server.
>>
>> John
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