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  <html>
  <head>
  <title>Untitled Document</title>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
  </head>
  
  <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
  <?php
  
  //create the function to write the HTML tags
  function createTags(field_name,field_type)
  {
  
     global option_text01,option_text02,option_text03;
     global option_value01,option_value02,option_value03;
  
     switch (field_type) {
  
        case "text";
           next_field = "<tr><td>field_name:</td><td><input type='field_type' name='field_name'></td></tr>";
           break;
  
        case "radio";
           next_field = "<tr><td>field_name:</td><td><input type='field_type' name='field_name'></td></tr>";
           break;
  
        case "checkbox";
           next_field = "<tr><td>field_name:</td><td><input type='field_type' name='field_name'></td></tr>";
           break;
  
        case "hidden";
           next_field = "<tr><td>field_name:</td><td><input type='field_type' name='field_name'></td></tr>";
           break;
  
        case "textarea";
           next_field = "<tr><td>field_name:</td><td><textarea cols='40' name='field_name'></textarea></td></tr>";
           break;
  
        case "select";
           next_field = "<tr><td>field_name:</td><td><select name='field_name'>"
              ."<option value='option_value01'>option_text01</option>"
              ."<option value='option_value02'>option_text02</option>"
              ."<option value='option_value03'>option_text03</option>"
              ."</select></td></tr>";        
  
           break;
  
        default;
           break;
  
     }
     return next_field;
  }
  
  if (isset(_POST[posted])) {
  
     //capture the values posted
     field_name01 = _POST[field_name01];
     field_name02 = _POST[field_name02];
     field_name03 = _POST[field_name03];
     field_type01 = _POST[field_type01];
     field_type02 = _POST[field_type02];
     field_type03 = _POST[field_type03];
  
     //check to see if we need to display the select options form
  
     if (field_type01 == "select" or field_type02 == "select" or field_type03 == "select") {
  
        //display the Options form
  
        ?>
        <form method="POST" action=<ch06ex01.php>>
        <input type="hidden" name="posted01" value="true">
        <input type="hidden" name="field_name01" value="<?php echo field_name01; ?>">
        <input type="hidden" name="field_name02" value="<?php echo field_name02; ?>">
        <input type="hidden" name="field_name03" value="<?php echo field_name03; ?>">
        <input type="hidden" name="field_type01" value="<?php echo field_type01; ?>">
        <input type="hidden" name="field_type02" value="<?php echo field_type02; ?>">
        <input type="hidden" name="field_type03" value="<?php echo field_type03; ?>">  
          <table width="50%" border="0" cellpadding="6" align="center">
            <tr> 
              <td width="50%"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Option 
                Text</font></b></td>
              <td width="36%"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Option 
                Value</font></b></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td width="50%"> 
                <input type="text" name="option_text01">
              </td>
              <td width="36%"> 
                <input type="text" name="option_value01">          
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td width="50%"> 
                <input type="text" name="option_text02">
              </td>
              <td width="36%"> 
                <input type="text" name="option_value02">          
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td width="50%"> 
                <input type="text" name="option_text03">
              </td>
              <td width="36%"> 
                <input type="text" name="option_value03">          
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
              <td width="36%"> 
                <input type="submit" name="create_form" value="Create Options">
              </td>
            </tr>
          </table>
        </form>
  <?php
  
  } else {
        
        //begin the table of fields
        my_form = "<form method='POST' action='ch06ex01.php'><table width='50%' border='1'>";
  
        //construct and display the form made by the user
        if (field_name01 != "" and field_type01 != "") {
           my_form .= createTags(field_name01,field_type01);
        }
        if (field_name02 != "" and field_type02 != "") {
           my_form .= createTags(field_name02,field_type02);
        }
        if (field_name03 != "" and field_type03 != "") {
           my_form .= createTags(field_name03,field_type03);
        }
  
        //complete the table for fields
        my_form .= "<tr><td><input type='submit' value='Send'></td></tr></table></form>";
  
        echo "my_form";
     }
  } else if (isset(_POST[posted01])) {
  
     //capture the values posted
     field_name01 = _POST[field_name01];
     field_name02 = _POST[field_name02];
     field_name03 = _POST[field_name03];
     field_type01 = _POST[field_type01];
     field_type02 = _POST[field_type02];
     field_type03 = _POST[field_type03];
     option_text01 = _POST[option_text01];
     option_text02 = _POST[option_text02];
     option_text03 = _POST[option_text03];
     option_value01 = _POST[option_value01];
     option_value02 = _POST[option_value02];
     option_value03 = _POST[option_value03];
  
     //begin the table of fields
     my_form = "<form method='POST' action='ch06ex01.php'><table width='50%' border='1'>";
  
     //construct and display the form made by the user
     if (field_name01 != "" and field_type01 != "") {
        my_form .= createTags(field_name01,field_type01);
     }
     if (field_name02 != "" and field_type02 != "") {
        my_form .= createTags(field_name02,field_type02);
     }
     if (field_name03 != "" and field_type03 != "") {
        my_form .= createTags(field_name03,field_type03);
     }
  
     //complete the table for fields
     my_form .= "<tr><td><input type='submit' value='Send'></td></tr></table></form>";
  
     echo "my_form";
  } else {
  ?>
  <form method="POST" action=<ch06ex01.php>>
  <input type="hidden" name="posted" value="true">
    <table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="6">
      <tr> 
        <td><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Welcome to Beginning PHP5</font></b></td>
        <td><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Chapter 06</font></b></td>
        <td><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Exercise 01</font></b></td>
      </tr>
      <tr> 
        <td colspan="3"> 
          <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Please fill out 
            the following field names and types to create your own HTML form.</font></p>
          <table width="50%" border="0" cellpadding="6" align="center">
            <tr> 
              <td width="50%"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Field 
                Name</font></b></td>
              <td width="36%"><b><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Field 
                Type</font></b></td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td width="50%"> 
                <input type="text" name="field_name01">
              </td>
              <td width="36%"> 
                <select name="field_type01">
                  <option value="text">Text</option>
                  <option value="radio">Radio</option>
                  <option value="checkbox">Checkbox</option>
                  <option value="hidden">Hidden</option>
                  <option value="select">Drop Down</option>
                  <option value="textarea">TextArea</option>
                </select>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td width="50%"> 
                <input type="text" name="field_name02">
              </td>
              <td width="36%"> 
                <select name="field_type02">
                  <option value="text">Text</option>
                  <option value="radio">Radio</option>
                  <option value="checkbox">Checkbox</option>
                  <option value="hidden">Hidden</option>
                  <option value="select">Drop Down</option>
                  <option value="textarea">TextArea</option>
                </select>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td width="50%"> 
                <input type="text" name="field_name03">
              </td>
              <td width="36%"> 
                <select name="field_type03">
                  <option value="text">Text</option>
                  <option value="radio">Radio</option>
                  <option value="checkbox">Checkbox</option>
                  <option value="hidden">Hidden</option>
                  <option value="select">Drop Down</option>
                  <option value="textarea">TextArea</option>
                </select>
              </td>
            </tr>
            <tr> 
              <td width="50%">&nbsp;</td>
              <td width="36%"> 
                <input type="submit" name="create_form" value="Create Form">
              </td>
            </tr>
          </table>
          <p>&nbsp;</p>
        </td>
      </tr>
    </table>
  </form>
  <?php
  }
  ?>
  </body>
  </html>
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