Re: multiple submit buttons

PHP FORM Tips - http://www.linuxguruz.org/z.php?id=33 On Sat, 25 Nov 2000, Deepak Chawla wrote: > I tried something like that.. but i'm not good at client side scripting > too. so i failed. > > thanks > -deepak > > On Sat, 25 Nov 2000, Pascal Jolin wrote: > > > This would have to be done with client-side scripts. > > > > Your two buttons would have to be normal <input type="button" ...> > > and not submit buttons. > > > > You would need to have a hidden field in your form in which you > > will store the action that the user wants to take. > > > > <input type="hidden" name="command" value=""> > > > > Then both buttons need to have client-side script attached that will > > put a value in the "command" hidden field (say, "open" or > > "delete") > > and call the form's submit method. > > > > I won't embarass myself by trying to give you sample code, since > > I'm particularily inept at client-side scripting - but that's the way to > > do what you need. > > > > Pascal Jolin > > Tradextreme > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Deepak Chawla" <dchawla@usa.unl.edu> > > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 2:39 AM > > Subject: [PHP] multiple submit buttons > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I need two submit buttons in a html form, and i need them to do two > > > different things...eg: a text box for a filename and two submit buttons, > > > one for opening the file and another for deleting it. Since both require > > > the filename field.. both have to be submit buttons. > > > html in itself doesn't provide means for doing this... is there any way > > > to do it ?? > > > > > > regards > > > -deepak > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Deepak Chawla" <dchawla@usa.unl.edu> > > To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 2:39 AM > > Subject: [PHP] multiple submit buttons > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I need two submit buttons in a html form, and i need them to do two > > > different things...eg: a text box for a filename and two submit buttons, > > > one for opening the file and another for deleting it. Since both require > > > the filename field.. both have to be submit buttons. > > > html in itself doesn't provide means for doing this... is there any way > > > to do it ?? > > > > > > regards > > > -deepak > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >