Re: php and javascript

try <? print "<FORM action=\"hint.phtml\" METHOD=\"post\">"; $summary = "Hellow universe"; print "<INPUT TYPE=\"hidden\" name=\"summary\" value=\"$summary\"> "; print "<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Try This\" onClick=\"window.open('hint.phtml?summary=$summary', 'remote', 'menubar,scrollbars,resizable,width=350,height=200,left=20,top=20'); return false;\">"; print "</form>"; ?> hope that helps best regards Ankur Verma HCL Technologies A1CD, Sec -16 Noida, UP India ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Natale" <cvn@mainetoday.com> To: "Php" <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 7:41 AM Subject: [PHP] php and javascript > I need some help passing a variable to a popup window. The following form > collects input from the user and stores it in the variable $summary. > > <? > print "<FORM action=\"hint.php\" METHOD=\"post\">"; > $summary = "Hellow universe"; > print "<INPUT TYPE=\"hidden\" name=\"summary\" > value=\"$summary\"> "; > print "<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Try This\" > onClick=\"window.open('hint.php', 'remote', > 'menubar,scrollbars,resizable,width=350,height=200,left=20,top=20'); > return false;\">"; > print "</form>"; > ?> > > When you click on the "Try This" button, hint.php opens up in another, > smaller window just like I wanted. But the variable $summary doesn't show > up > > <? > file://hint.php script says this > > file://THIS LINE PRINTS > print "Here's the hint:<BR>"; > file://BUT NOT THIS ONE > print $summary; > ?> > > If I take JavaScript out of the submit coding, the browser window moves > to hint.php and prints the $summary variable. > > I'm much more comfortable with PHP than JavaScript. How can I deliver the > text in $summary to a second, smaller window? > > Thank you. > > -- > 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