Nested Forms

I have an order form. The header information is drawn from a database based
on a login. Within this form exists another form (one field, dropdown) that
the user makes a selection from. This selection looks up in another table of
the database and submits the results to the same page on which all this
exists.
The problem:
If my form tags are nested i.e. <form><form></form></form> I get an error
for an undefined form (the second form) and neither forms will submit.  If
on the other hand I make it <form></form><form></form> the error goes away
and the lookup works, but the top form won't submit.

this doesn't work (undefined form2)
<form1>
fill the header
<form2>
dropdown to select
</form2>
more user input
</form1>

This works to fill the header and to select a record but form1 won't submit
<form1>
fill the header
</form1>
<form2>
dropdown to select
</form2>
what to do with more user input?

Does anyone have sage advice for a relative rookie?

Tom Campbell
Select Signposts, Inc

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