Ok I know I have asked this question before under my replies, but I really haven't got to my answer, so here is a very detailed explanation of what I want to do :

Ok we first start out with a form much like this one - 

<form method="post" action="test.cgi">
Server Address :<input type=text name="server_address" size=30>
<br>
Use Secure Server :<input type=text name="use_secure_server" size=2 ma
+xlength=3 value="no"><br>
Secure Server Domain :<input type=text name="secure_server_domain" siz
+e=30>
<br>
Secure Server Address :<input type=text name="secure_server_address" s
+ize=30>
<br>
Secure Cgi Directory :<input type=text name="secure_cgi_directory" val
+ue="/cgi-bin" size=30><br>
Secure CSS Directory :<input type=text name="secure_css_directory" val
+ue="/" size=30>
<br>
Secure Image Directory :<input type=text name="secure_image_directory"
+ value="/images" size=30><br>
Secure Script Directory :<input type=text name="secure_script_director
+y" value="/" size=30>
<br>
Use CgiWrap :<input type=text name="use_cgiwrap" value="no" size=3 max
+length=3>
<br>
CgiWrap Directory :<input type=text name="cgiwrap_directory" value="/c
+gi-sys/cgiwrap/demostore" size=30>
<br>
Cgi Directory :<input type=text name="cgi_directory" value="/cgi-bin" 
+size=30>
<br>
<input type=submit value=Save>
</form>

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Then when the information is submitted it is then placed in a file called test.cfg, which now looks like this :

$server_address = '';
$use_secure_server = 'no';
$secure_server_domain = '';
$secure_server_address = '';
$secure_cgi_directory = '/cgi-bin';
$secure_css_directory = '/';
$secure_image_directory = '/images';
$secure_script_directory = '/';
$use_cgiwrap = 'no';
$cgiwrap_directory = '/cgi-sys/cgiwrap/demostore';
$cgi_directory = '/cgi-bin';

Ok now that information is stored inside of the cfg file so that another script can use it for it's replacement values. Now here is the problem that I have. Lets say that I want to go back to the form and update whats in the cfg file. Ok when I go back to the form I want to see what I entered in the input boxes before, so I only have to make changes to what I want to be updated. How do I get the form to read what has already been entered before out of the cfg file? I would really appreciate any help if possible. If you would like, you can send me an email to jmoore@netphase.net. Thanks once again for your help.

Jonathan

In reply to form to data to form by jmoore

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