Preloading values onto a form

[doncaster319]

I have developed a form for ordering a pizza and I am able to Post the form entries into a table and make all the calculations.

I would like to put the entry screen back up showing the total cost of the order.

I have tried to preload the form as below with the total price which is $totprpizzas but it just shows the actual text, not the price of say 20.50,

<input id="totprpizzas"  name="PricePizzas" size = "6" type="text" maxlength="6" value=($totprpizzas) />   <br />

How do I get the value rather than text to show in the entry field?

Mike Smith

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[benanamen]

For one, the value field is not properly formatted. Second, you need to use the Php output tags. HTML will not parse PHP. Third, use HTML5.

[doncaster319]

Thank you for explaining this to me.

Mike