Re: links and variables

Dan Shirah wrote: > Greetings! > > I have a page that has several links that point to the same page. I > want to > pass a variable to the linked page depending on which link the user clicks > to only display a result set that is relevant to the link clicked. I know > clicking on a link does not submit the page, so there would not be a $_POST > value assigned. Is there a way to pass a hidden value through a link > without requiring the submit? > > If not, do you think it would make more sense to create three seperate > pages > for the link to point to? > > Or put form tags around the content and leave the action blank and then > just > use the javascript "onClick form.action='mypage';" ?? it looks like the links initiate payment processing - given that this is not something you'd want to activate from a URL that someone bookmarked I suggest you go the simple route of creating a form with 3 buttons and have your Process script react depending on which button was clicked. - ps - it's not hard to make a button look like a link with a bit of CSS. > > <tr> > <td valign="top"><a href="/Process/Process.php" > class="med" >To Be > Corrected</a></td> > <td><span class="TableLine">Correct erroneous payment > requests.</span></td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td width="235" valign="top"><a > href="/Process/Process.php" > class="med">To > Be Processed</a></td> > <td width="353"><span class="TableLine">Process received > payment > requests.</span></td> > </tr> > <tr> > <td valign="top"><a href="/Process/Process.php" > class="med">To Be > Reviewed</a></td> > <td><span class="TableLine">View payment requests that require special > attention..</span></td> > </tr> >