Update record validation

Question

I've used DW insert app object to build form to update a
record. I'd like to add an if statement but I am unsure where to
insert the code. I want to check a field for a specific value
before letting the record be updated. If the value is equal to a
specific value the form is process otherwise the entire update is
cancelled.
Thanks

Answer 1

rozebiz wrote:
> I've used DW insert app object to build form to update a
record. I'd like to
> add an if statement but I am unsure where to insert the
code. I want to check
> a field for a specific value before letting the record
be updated. If the value
> is equal to a specific value the form is process
otherwise the entire update is
> cancelled.
The PHP code that controls the update begins with this line
("form1"
will be whatever name the update form has):
if ((isset($_POST["MM_update"])) &&
($_POST["MM_update"] == "form1")) {
Place your cursor at the end of that line and press enter a
couple of
times to insert space for the following code:
if ($_POST['myVariable'] != 'required_value') {
// code to inform user that update has not been done
else {
Then scroll down until you find this code:
header(sprintf("Location: %s", $updateGoTo));
Insert another closing curly brace immediately after it to
balance the
opening one after "else".
Replace 'myVariable' and 'required_value' with the field that
you want
to check and the value it needs to be.
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/