And the form code:
echo validation_errors();
if($this->session->flashdata('fail_string')){$this->load->view('error_div');}
if($this->session->flashdata('message_string')){$this->load->view('message_div');}
$date_month = array('1'=>'January','2'=>'February','3'=>'March','4'=>'April','5'=>'May','6'=>'June','7'=>'July','8'=>'August','9'=>'September','10'=>'October','11'=>'November','12'=>'December');
for($i=1;$i<=31;$i++){$date_date[$i]=$i;}
$yearb = date('Y',strtotime('-5 year'));
for($i=1;$i<=15;$i++){$date_year[$yearb]=$yearb;$yearb++;}
$hidden = array('token'=>$token,'id'=>'','user_id'=>$this->session->userdata('user_id'),'date_added'=>date('Y-m-d H:i:s'));
$atts = array('id' => 'addNewsForm');
echo form_open(site_url('admin/news/add'),$atts,$hidden);
echo"<table class='formTable'><tr><td>";
$nt = array('name'=>'news_title','id'=>'news_title','size'=>'70','value'=>set_value('news_title'));
echo form_label('Title: (63 Characters or less)','news_title')."<br/>";
echo form_input($nt)."<br/><br/>";
if(!(set_value('active'))){
$actcheckno=FALSE;
$actcheckyes=TRUE;
}else{
$actcheckyes=FALSE;
$actcheckno=TRUE;
}
$actn=array('name'=>'active','id'=>'active_0','checked'=>$actcheckno,'value'=>0);
$acty=array('name'=>'active','id'=>'active_1','checked'=>$actcheckyes,'value'=>1);
echo"Activate this news item? ";
echo form_label('Yes:','active_1');
echo form_radio($acty,$acty['value'],set_radio($acty['name'],$acty['value'],$actcheckyes));
echo form_label('No:','active_0');
echo form_radio($actn,$actn['value'],set_radio($actn['name'],$actn['value'],$actcheckno))."<br/><br/>";
echo form_label('Date: (The date you want the activated item to begin showing)')."<br/>";
echo form_dropdown('news_month',$date_month,set_value('news_month',date('m')))." ";
echo form_dropdown('news_date',$date_date,set_value('news_date',date('d')))." ";
echo form_dropdown('news_year',$date_year,set_value('news_year',date('Y')))."<br/><br/>";
$npu=array('name'=>'userfile','id'=>'userfile','size'=>'60','value'=>set_value('userfile'));
echo form_label('Image to show: ');
echo form_upload($npu)."<br/><br/>";
$nd=array('name'=>'news_desc','id'=>'news_desc','rows'=>'4','value'=>set_value('news_desc'));
echo form_label('Description: (A summarization of the news item less than 255 characters)','news_desc')."<br/>";
echo form_textarea($nd)."<br/><br/>";
$nb=array('name'=>'news_body','id'=>'news_body','value'=>set_value('news_body'));
echo form_label('Body: (The news item contents up to 65,000 characters)','news_body')."<br/>";
echo form_textarea($nb)."<br/><br/>";
echo"</td></tr><tr><td colspan='2' class='buttonCell'>";
echo"<br/>";
echo form_submit('submit','Save News Item');
echo"</td></tr></table>";
echo form_close();
.
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