Display .txt file content as an Input

[Rhonda]

I'm trying to display a stored text document(number) as an Input on a form.
I can display the number/value as follows using iframe:

<iframe src="counter.txt" width="50" height="20" frameborder="0" border="0"
scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0"></IFRAME>

But I can't find the syntax to populate Input, like:
<input type="text" name="order_num" src="counter.txt"" /></td></tr>

I must populate a named Input with my value for my PHP script to process it
with my other form fields.

Any suggestions appreciated.

 

[Mark Parnell]

<input type="text" name="order_num" src="counter.txt"" /></td></tr>

Since the src attribute doesn't exist for <input> elements, it's not
surprising the above doesn't work.

Since you're using PHP already:

<input type="text" name="order_num" value="<?php include("counter.txt");
?>">

 

[Rhonda]

Since the src attribute doesn't exist for <input> elements, it's not
surprising the above doesn't work.

Since you're using PHP already:

<input type="text" name="order_num" value="<?php include("counter.txt");
?>">

That syntax produced: [ <?php include( ] in the input field, and
?>">
outside of the input.

 

[Oli Filth]

Since you're using PHP already:

<input type="text" name="order_num" value="<?php include("counter.txt");
?>">

That syntax produced: [ <?php include( ] in the input field, and
?>"> outside of the input.

Change the HTML file to a .php extension.

 

[Mark Parnell]

That syntax produced: [ <?php include( ] in the input field, and
?>">
outside of the input.

Ah, I misunderstood your setup (a good reason to include a URL). The
page containing the form will need to be a PHP file, as well as the
script that processes the form submission.