file upload resetting page elements to defaults

**claireneedshelp** · 02-22-2011, 08:06 AM

I have used the following code to upload a file and display its contents in a text area however when i click upload file, it not only uploads the file and shows the contents but it also resets all other elements on the page to the default losing any values entered or any radio buttons set.

Is there a way to stop the upload form refreshing the entire page and setting all other elements back to the defaults?

<form enctype="multipart/form-data" action="" method="POST">
<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="100000" />
Choose a file to upload: <input name="uploadedfile" type="file" /><br />
<input type="submit" value="Upload File" />
<textarea name="Values"><?php
if (!empty($_FILES['uploadedfile']) && file_exists($_FILES['uploaded_file']['tmp_name'])) {
echo htmlentities(file_get_contents($_FILES['uploadedfile']['tmp_name']) , ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
}
?></textarea>

**Belrick** · 02-22-2011, 10:46 PM

Not at all since your doing a post.

Easiest solution is to store the values in a cookie using javascript. Then on page reload re-enter in the values.

HTML Code:

onSubmit="storevalues();"

**claireneedshelp** · 02-25-2011, 10:50 AM

Im new to php so I dont really unsertand.....how to I make something happen on page reload?

**Belrick** · 02-25-2011, 09:17 PM

The code i gave you will run the JS cookie script that stores the values. (probably best if they had a short expiry time)

Then on page load you will check to see if the cookie exists and if it does load the values from them into the form.

HTML Code:

<body onload='checkcookie()'>

**claireneedshelp** · 02-26-2011, 04:24 AM

you said 'on page load you will check to see if the cookie exists' Where would i put the code to check if the cookie exists? I dont know where in the code it re loads the page.

**Belrick** · 02-26-2011, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by claireneedshelp

you said 'on page load you will check to see if the cookie exists' Where would i put the code to check if the cookie exists? I dont know where in the code it re loads the page.

This is all client side behaviour.

HTML + Javascript.

Cookie scripts are a dime a dozen.
Previously i gave you the html+js code that runs a js script on a page load.

Below is a rough js cookie code block. Im not trying to muck you around im just honestly restrained by two things.

1. I cannot be bothered writting the entire code for you
2. You wont learn much if i did anyway.

So im trying to stear you in the right direction and obviously failing miserably.

HTML Code:


<script type="text/javascript">

function checkcookie(){
someformdata = getCookie('someformdata');
if (someformdata != null && someformdata != ""){
//cookie exists now use the cookie data to load forms.
document.forms.formname.inputname.value = someformdata;

}
}

function getCookie(c_name)
{
if (document.cookie.length>0)
  {
  c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=");
  if (c_start!=-1)
    {
    c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1;
    c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start);
    if (c_end==-1) c_end=document.cookie.length;
    return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end));
    }
  }
return "";
}

</script>

**claireneedshelp** · 02-28-2011, 01:56 AM

thank you for your time and code.....what Ive been trying to find out...maybe not worded clearly is.....

where would I call the function checkcookie() ?