Text Area and Value not passed by POST or GET

$oFCKeditor = new FCKeditor('txt') ;
            $oFCKeditor->ToolbarSet = "mypersonal";
            $oFCKeditor->Height = 500;
            $oFCKeditor->BasePath = $sBasePath."fckeditor/" ;
            $oFCKeditor->Value = $nameVar;
            $oFCKeditor->Create() ;

$val = $HTTP_POST_VARS[$nameVar];
   $sql = "INSERT INTO nameTable (testo) VALUES ('".$val."')";
   $open = mysql_query($sql);