Re: Forcing a Post of data

On Tue, 2009-05-05 at 00:22 -0700, Richard Kurth wrote: > Ashley Sheridan wrote: > > On Tue, 2009-05-05 at 00:09 -0700, Richard Kurth wrote: > > > >> How can I force this to be a POST and not a GET > >> <a href=customer.php?cid=1&location=customeradd.php> Add Customer </a> > >> or is the only way you can pass data with a POST is from a Form submission. > >> > >> > > The only way you can send post data is either through the form or using > > an AJAX call. In theory, you could have an onclick handler for this link > > which calls the AJAX, which then alters the page when it gets the return > > value. I wouldn't recommend it though, as the link would stop > > functioning as a link. Why do you want to send the data through POST > > anyway? > > > > > > Ash > > www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > > > > > > Because some of the links get a lot of data in them and I would like to > pass the info so it can't be seen. The example was small so no big deal. > It was Just a thought. If some of the links have a lot of data in, have you thought about trimming that down to what is necessary, and leaving the data that won't change in a session? Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk