[FX.php List] One Button, two forms/scripts?
Jonathan Schwartz
jonathan at eschwartz.com
Fri Oct 7 14:29:29 MDT 2005
I like it! I just can't freakin' wait until my coding skills catch
up with my (and your) imaginations. ;-)
Here's to another weekend learning more FX.PHP!
Jonathan
>Yet another option:
>
>Keep the two forms, but send them to the same form handler page.
>Add a hidden input to distinguish the type of action you would like performed
>
>Evaluate what inputs are passed on the form handler page and then
>process accordingly.
>
>--
>Micah DesJardins
>
>
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>> From: fx.php_list-bounces at mail.iviking.org on behalf of Marisa Smith
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>> Sent: Friday, October 7, 2005 4:15 AM
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>> Subject: Re: [FX.php List] One Button, two forms/scripts?
>>
>> Jonathan - you can also use Javascript to submit the form and switch the php
>> response page by passing a different action parameter to the form.
>>
>> In this case, you would only have ONE form on your page (Note the name value
>> I added to make it easier to refer to in the javascript- you can use
>> whatever you want here, just be sure to pass it in the link below):
>>
>> <form method="post" action="edit_response.php" name="myform">
>> <input type="hidden" name="recid" value="<?php echo $recid; ?>">
>> <input type="image" name="refresh" src="images/refresh.gif">
>> </form>
>>
>>
>> Your buttons (I usually use links) would look like this:
>> <a href="javascript: goSave(document.myform, 'edit_response.php');">Save &
>> Refresh</a>
>>
>> <a href="javascript: goSave(document.myform, 'approve.php');">Save &
>> Continue</a>
>>
>>
>> Finally, put a javascript in your header that looks like this:
>> <script type="text/javascript">
>> //function for changing the standard page displayed after submitting
>> function goSave(theForm,theResponsePage)
>> {
>> theForm.action = theResponsePage;
>> theForm.submit();
>> }
>> </script>
>>
>> In this manner, you can have more than one button/link on a page than lands
>> you in different places, but always submits the form first.
>> Marisa
>>
>> On 10/06/2005 9:13 PM, "Jonathan Schwartz" <jonathan at eschwartz.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hello.
>> >
>> > I have an edit page (edit.php) where users fill in a form, click a
>> > refresh button which loads edit_response.php to save the data,
>> > leaving the user on the original edit page to continue editing. When
>> > they want to leave, they click a separate button (continue), which
>> > delivers them to a thank you page. No processing...just display of
>> > data.
>> >
>> > The problem....users who edit and click continue (skipping the step
>> > which saves the data on edit_response, lose their data. I have tried
>> > to use a warning note, asking users to click refresh button before
>> > leaving...but that fails the ultimate test...the Melanie test.
>> > Melanie is my wife. ;-)
>> >
>> > To the question. How do I have the Continue button run the
>> > edit_response script before heading to the Thank you exit screen. I
>> > would still kep the Refresh button.
>> >
>> > Here is the code for the two buttons:
>> >
>> > <form method="post" action="edit_response.php">
>> > <input type="hidden" name="recid" value="<?php echo $recid; ?>">
>> > <input type="image" name="refresh" src="images/refresh.gif">
>> > </form>
>> >
>> >
>> > The Thank you/Exit button:
>> >
>> > <form method="post" action="approve.php">
>> > <input type="hidden" name="recid" value="<?php echo $recid; ?>" />
>> > <input type="image" name="approve" border="0"
>> > src="images/buttoncontinue.gif">
>> > </form>
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> >
>> > Jonathan
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