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Community /Pin to ProfileBookmarkOkay, I have the front end made up -- now for the hard part or so I think. What should I do now that i have the front started? I know i would need to have a conversion of cents / 100 to get the dollars and cents
here is my script so far
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html>
<html>
<head>
<title> Welcome to conversion of cents to dollars</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>
Enter a number then click the button: <input type=text name=input size=10>
<input type=button value="Convert" onclick= >
</center>
</body>
</html> okay, do I put this in my PHP code?? I have to have 2 different documents for this. One is the HTML file and the other is the PHP file.
I'm assuming this goes in the PHP file but how do I know where to get my cents from my HTML file?? I'm not sure how to use the GET function
[B]File:[/B] index.html
[B]File:[/B] calculate.php
you'll want to put your inputs in the html file in a form, so you can submit it and php can either get it from a GET or POST method, depending how you make the form.
edit:whoops, a little late on my part Alright, one more question. I have both my HTML file and my PHP file and I have my $_Post with the correct name, however when I use my form and click the submit button, it sends me to a cannot find page.
Is there something that I am missing??
Appreciate all your help Okay, do I need to put in a method or no, since it is receiving the information?
You then would have to change [B]$_POST['input'][/B] to [B]$_GET['input'][/B]
$_POST
and
$_GET
must be uppercase inorder to work.
PHP CODE :
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org//TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd ">
<head>
<title>Project 4-5 - Cents to Dollar Conversion</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action = "calculate.php">
<?php
$dollars = $_POST['input'] / 100;
echo $dollars
?>
</body>
</html>
HTML Code _-
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html>
<html>
<head>
<title> Welcome to conversion of cents to dollars</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="calculate.php" method="post">
<center>
Enter a number then click the button: <input type="text" name="input" size="10">
</center>
</form>
</body>
</html>That looks good all you need to do is remove this line from the PHP CODE:
<form action = "calculate.php">
here is what I have and they are in the same folder but don't work.
HTML File
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org//TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd ">
<html>
<head>
<title> Welcome to conversion of cents to dollars</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="m5donovanCP4-5.php" method="post">
<center>
Enter a number then click the button: <input type="text" name="input" size="10">
</center>
</form>
</body>
</html>
_____________________________________________________________
PHP Code -
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org//TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd ">
<head>
<title>Project 4-5 - Cents to Dollar Conversion</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$dollars = $_POST['input'] / 100;
print $dollars
?>
</body>
</html>Last update -- my file seems to read it but does not ouput anything. It just leaves it as a blank webpage after I hit the convert button. No error message, not time outs just completely blank --
Its as if it has the information but doesn't spit it back out to me.
print $dollars;
if you post the code, could you please use the [ HTML][/code],[ CODE][/CODE], or [ PHP][/code] in your code(don't add the space in the first
I think I did the tags correctly for the code -- sorry about that, nobody has ever taught me that
Example:http://www.d-top.org/webdeveloper/centstodollars.php I don't know what the issue is. When I use your link it works fine, when I use my setup, I get everything except for the amount to show up after the calculation.
Thank you for all of your help!
our version works, just doesn't seem to working on my machine. He has the same thing on his end and I use it and it is just fine.
Couple of things:
what does sprintf(%01.2f, mean?
I know the other is the integer of your input value divided by 100
$dollars = sprintf('%01.2f', ((int)$_POST['input'] / 100))?? 
@NogDogNov 07.2006 — #You might also want to look at the [url=http://www.php.net/number_format]number_format() function[/url] , for instance:
Is this some sort of school assignment?
Oh well, at least you are trying.
HELP — Please — Converting cents to dollars
I’m suppose to have a code that has a HTML front end with a text box that will allow me to enter in a amount in Cents. Then have a php backend that will conver the cents into dollars. I have my conversion of cents / 100 i’m not sure how to read the infor from my html to the PHP script portion
Could someone please help explain what I need to do hear?? I’m a little lost at this point
Thanks,
any information would be much appreciated
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@duff2481authorNov 07.2006 — #here is my script so far
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html>
<html>
<head>
<title> Welcome to conversion of cents to dollars</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>
Enter a number then click the button: <input type=text name=input size=10>
<input type=button value="Convert" onclick= >
</center>
</body>
</html>
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@The_Little_GuyNov 07.2006 — #[code=php]<?
$dollars = $_POST['input'] / 100;
echo $dollars
?>[/code]reply?
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@duff2481authorNov 07.2006 — #I'm assuming this goes in the PHP file but how do I know where to get my cents from my HTML file?? I'm not sure how to use the GET function
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@The_Little_GuyNov 07.2006 — #I edited your html so it would work[B]File:[/B] index.html
[code=html]<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html>
<html>
<head>
<title> Welcome to conversion of cents to dollars</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<form action="calculate.php" method="post">
Enter a number then click the button: <input type="text" name="input" size="10">
<input type="submit" value="Convert">
</form>
</center>
</body>
</html>[/code][B]File:[/B] calculate.php
[code=php]<?
$dollars = $_POST['input'] / 100;
echo $dollars
?> [/code]reply?
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@carlhNov 07.2006 — #edit:whoops, a little late on my part
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@duff2481authorNov 07.2006 — #Is there something that I am missing??
Appreciate all your help
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@duff2481authorNov 07.2006 — #reply?
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@The_Little_GuyNov 07.2006 — #you need the method Because I have it set as post, if you leave the method out, the default is get.You then would have to change [B]$_POST['input'][/B] to [B]$_GET['input'][/B]
$_POST
and
$_GET
must be uppercase inorder to work.
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@duff2481authorNov 07.2006 — #I feel really dumb, but curious on one more thing. Do I need to have my form that is in my HTML code also in the PHP?? Here is what I have PHP CODE :
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"
<head>
<title>Project 4-5 - Cents to Dollar Conversion</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action = "calculate.php">
<?php
$dollars = $_POST['input'] / 100;
echo $dollars
?>
</body>
</html>
HTML Code _-
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"><html>
<html>
<head>
<title> Welcome to conversion of cents to dollars</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="calculate.php" method="post">
<center>
Enter a number then click the button: <input type="text" name="input" size="10">
<input type="submit" value="Convert"></center>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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@The_Little_GuyNov 07.2006 — #<form action = "calculate.php">
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@duff2481authorNov 07.2006 — #Alright, i changed the naming convention of my forms because I have to. here is what I have and they are in the same folder but don't work.
HTML File
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"
"
<html>
<head>
<title> Welcome to conversion of cents to dollars</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="m5donovanCP4-5.php" method="post">
<center>
Enter a number then click the button: <input type="text" name="input" size="10">
<input type="submit" value="Convert"></center>
</form>
</body>
</html>
_____________________________________________________________
PHP Code -
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"
<head>
<title>Project 4-5 - Cents to Dollar Conversion</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$dollars = $_POST['input'] / 100;
print $dollars
?>
</body>
</html>
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@duff2481authorNov 07.2006 — #Its as if it has the information but doesn't spit it back out to me.
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@The_Little_GuyNov 07.2006 — #you need a semi-colon after: print $dollarsprint $dollars;
if you post the code, could you please use the [ HTML][/code],[ CODE][/CODE], or [ PHP][/code] in your code(don't add the space in the first
[code=html],[CODE], or [code=php])reply?
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@duff2481authorNov 07.2006 — #I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. I know it is looking at my PHP code because it gives me back a string that I have put in but won't output the number. Its almost like it doesn't approve of the calculation. [code=html]
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org//TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title> Welcome to conversion of cents to dollars</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="m5donovanCP4-5.php" method="post">
<center>
Enter a number then click the button: <input type="text" name="input" size="10">
<input type="submit" value="Convert">
</center>
</form>
</body>
</html>
[/code][code=php]
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org//TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<head>
<title>Project 4-5 - Cents to Dollar Conversion</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>Your output is:
<?php
$dollars = $_POST['input'] / 100;
print $dollars;
?>
</center>
</body>
</html>
[/code]I think I did the tags correctly for the code -- sorry about that, nobody has ever taught me that
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@The_Little_GuyNov 07.2006 — #[code=html]<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org//TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title> Welcome to conversion of cents to dollars</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<form action="m5donovanCP4-5.php" method="post"> <center> Enter a number then click the button:
<input type="text" name="input" size="10"> <input type="submit" value="Convert">
</form>
</center>
</body>
</html>[/code][code=php]<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org//TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<head>
<title>Project 4-5 - Cents to Dollar Conversion</title>
</head>
<body>
<center>Your output is:
<?php
$dollars = $_POST['input'] / 100;
print $dollars;
?>
</center>
</body>
</html>[/code]Example:
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@duff2481authorNov 07.2006 — #Thank you for all of your help!
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@pcthugNov 07.2006 — #Try:[code=php]
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org//TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title> Welcome to conversion of cents to dollars</title>
</head>
<body>
<form action="m5donovanCP4-5.php" method="post">
<center>
Enter a number then click the button: <input type="text" name="input" size="10">
<input type="submit" value="Convert">
</center>
</form>
</body>
</html>
_____________________________________________________________
PHP Code -
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org//TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<head>
<title>Project 4-5 - Cents to Dollar Conversion</title>
</head>
<body>
<?php
$dollars = sprintf('%01.2f', ((int)$_POST['input'] / 100));
print $dollars;
?>
</body>
</html>[/code]reply?
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@duff2481authorNov 07.2006 — #Couple of things:
what does sprintf(%01.2f, mean?
I know the other is the integer of your input value divided by 100
$dollars = sprintf('%01.2f', ((int)$_POST['input'] / 100))??
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@NogDogNov 07.2006 — #You might also want to look at the [code=php]
$cents = 1234567890;
echo '$'.number_format($cents / 100, 2);
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@intriviousNov 08.2006 — #Oh well, at least you are trying.
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