Re: Re: php and dynamic forms

On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 01:24 -0400, Robert Cummings wrote: > On Tue, 2006-08-15 at 13:02 +0800, Bigmark wrote: > > Does anyone have a simple example script. > > > > In the first form include a hidden field that identifies the form when > you are checking the post values after submission. This way you know > exactly what form was submitted. Second if the first form has been > submitted then you know that you need to present the second form also. > THe second form should also have a hidden field so that it may be > identified upon submission. In this way you can detect which form was > submitted (submit buttons are problematic for determining which form was > submitted). Then when you detect that the second form was submitted you > can handle it's data as you please and then only present the first form. > > A basic example follows (completely unchecked for typos/errors): And of course it had errors :) See below... > > <?php > > $submittedForm = null; > if( isset( $_POST['formSubmitted'] ) ) > { > $submittedForm = $_POST['formSubmitted']; > > if( $_POST['formSubmitted'] == 'form1' ) > { > // do something with its data. > } > else > if( $_POST['formSubmitted'] == 'form2' ) > { > // do something with its data. > } > } > ?> > > <form name="form1" method="post" action="<?= > $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>"> > <input type="hidden" value="form1" /> Should be: <input type="hidden" name="formSubmitted" value="form1" /> > <select name="game"> > <option value="1">1</option> > <option value="2">2</option> > <option value="3">3</option> > <option value="...">...</option> > </select> > <input type="submit" name="continue" value="Continue" /> > </form> > > <?php > if( $submittedForm == 'form1' ) > { > ?> > > <form name="form2" method="post" action="<?= > $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] ?>"> > <input type="hidden" value="form2" /> Should be: <input type="hidden" name="formSubmitted" value="form2" /> > <select name="blah"> > <option value="foo">Foo</option> > <option value="fee">Fee</option> > <option value="fii">Fii</option> > <option value="foh">Foh</option> > <option value="fum">Fum</option> > </select> > <input type="submit" name="continue" value="Continue" /> > </form> > > <?php > } > ?> > > Cheers, > Rob. -- .------------------------------------------------------------. | InterJinn Application Framework - http://www.interjinn.com | :------------------------------------------------------------: | An application and templating framework for PHP. Boasting | | a powerful, scalable system for accessing system services | | such as forms, properties, sessions, and caches. InterJinn | | also provides an extremely flexible architecture for | | creating re-usable components quickly and easily. | `------------------------------------------------------------'