Re: Re: inputbox?

Confirmation is easy -- the client has the right to ask for this component. It's the method in which you want to confirm (javascript, pop-ups, etc) that is the problem. It can be as simple as: submit form page asking are you sure you want to blah blah blah submit yes or no action taken No javascript needed -- all php & html. You might want to also take a look at phpMyAdmin, which has javascript alert style "are you sure you want to ......" ok|cancel Justin on 02/10/02 12:11 PM, Jeff Bluemel (jeff@domintcom.com) wrote: > LOL - I've been using VB for about 6 years, and I'm just beginning to > convert over to php. > > the application I am writing is for prepaid phone cards. if they are going > to activate a pin, inactivate, or recharge then I want a confirmation box. > > I would prefer to also have a box pop up to get the value they want to > recharge instead of having an input text box on the form. for some reason > people seem to over look the text box, and they tend to leave it empty vs. > displaying a dialog box that asks for the amount they would like to > recharge. > > I need to go back to my customers, and find out how important a confirmation > box is. I had skimmed through the php functions, but didn't see anything > that looked what I was looking for. > > > "Brad Bonkoski" <bbonkosk@tampabay.rr.com> wrote in message > news:3D9A473F.86794E13@tampabay.rr.com... >> pop-up windows, reminds me of the days of visual basic programming.... >> >> I know you can display dialog boxes using javascript, but not sure if they > will >> take a value in them, just like a confimirmation type box, like "Are you > sure? >> <OK> <CANCEL>" >> >> To the point, check some javascript references out, I know there are code >> repositories sitting out there in cyber-space that will have at least > something >> to start off of. >> -Brad >> >> Justin French wrote: >> >>> I don't understand. Twice. >>> >>> Tell us what you need, slowly and clearly. >>> >>> Justin French >>> >>> on 02/10/02 10:35 AM, Jeff Bluemel (jeff@domintcom.com) wrote: >>> >>>> anybody??? >>>> >>>> anyway to pop up an inputbox that will get a variable? also, and yes > / no >>>> or ok / cancel boxes I can make pop up? >>>> >>>> >>>> "Jeff Bluemel" <jeff@domintcom.com> wrote in message >>>> news:20021001033451.59263.qmail@pb1.pair.com... >>>>> is there a way to for an input box to come up looking for a value? I > know >>>>> there are a few ways I could resolve my current issue, but I would > prefer >>>> to >>>>> display an inputbox, and use that value in my query. >>>>> >>>>> basically I would do a $HTTP_SERVER_VARS['PHP_SELF'] as the action of > a >>>>> form, but then I would have to get a value to pass to the query. > this >>>> would >>>>> be for prepaid phone cards. if somebody selected to recharge then I > would >>>>> like an input box to be displayed asking the amount they would like > to >>>>> recharge. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Jeff Bluemel >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) >>> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> > >