Retreive url variables and put into form elements

[ripcurlksm]

I am trying to pull two variables from a url and insert them into the appropriate text fields in a html form.

URL:
orderform.php?shape=Longboard&model=Cutter

I have this javascript, which searches the url string, HOWEVER it pulls the string into one variable. ie - Shape: LongboardCutter - INSTEAD OF: Shape: Longboard - Model: Cutter.

<script language="JavaScript">
document.form1.shape.value = location.search.substring(1);
</script>

[b]How do I get the javascript to pull the two variables seperately?[\b]

Regards,
Kevin

[Dylan B]

Well, in php, you could do

$shape = $_GET['shape'];
$model = $_GET['model']; 

And then you could set the variables through there.

[ripcurlksm]

I've tried that and it dosent work...it shows up blank where the variable should show

My code:

<?
$P_shape = $_GET['shape'];
$P_model = $_GET['model'];
?>

<input name="model" type="text" id="model">
 <script language="JavaScript"><!--
document.form1.model.value = $P_model;
//--></script>

It just shows up blank where the variable should come in.

[Dylan B]

You can't access php values when you're not in PHP

Try this:

<?php
$P_shape = $_GET['shape'];
$P_model = $_GET['model'];
?>

<input name="model" type="text" id="model">
 <script language="JavaScript"><!--
document.form1.model.value = <?php echo $P_model; ?>
//--></script>

I also noticed that you were using short tags.