[FX.php List] One Button, two forms/scripts?

[Jonathan Schwartz]

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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
>>  Reply To:	FX.php Discussion List
>>  Sent:	Friday, October 7, 2005 4:15 AM
>>  To:	FX.php Discussion List
>>  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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