Re: Using <input type = 'button> rather than <input type = 'submit'>

In addition, it's worth of note that whenever something has a name attribute it that will show up as a variable in your script. More or less. One question though. Why does your <form> have a name attribute at all? And naming it the same as a variable, for whatever reason, isn't a good idea if for no other reason than it's confusing. It got a weird look from me...not that that makes it very unusual... -- Plutarck Should be working on something... ...but forgot what it was. "Rene Maldonado" <remal@telnor.com> wrote in message news:3AE4BAA7.FA8316E0@telnor.com... > Hi I think it woulf be better this way: > > print "<form action = '$PHP_SELF?action=1' method = 'post' name > = 'hello'>"; > print "<input type='text' name='var_hello'>"; > print "<input type = submit value = 'Submit' >"; > > > and, the var name is $var_hello > > this way, the value of your var do not appear in the URL, > > This work for me... > > > > Martin Cameron wrote: > > > Here is a simple form file that needs to pass a variable - $hello - from > > the form to a new function. Unfortunately, it doesn't. When you click > > the submit button, the URL looks like this: > > > > http://localhost/test5.php?action=1&hello= > > > > It should have the variable there after the "hello=" > > > > I suspect it's something to do with parent.location. Looking for a > > solution. Here's the script: > > > > <head> > > </head> > > <body bgcolor=white> > > <? > > define(INITIAL_PAGE,0); > > define(SELECT,1); > > function initial_page(){ > > global $PHP_SELF,$hello; > > print "<form action = '$PHP_SELF?action=1' method = > > 'post' > > name = 'hello'>"; > > print "<input type='text' name='hello'>"; > > print "<input name = 'hello' type='button' > > value='Submit' > > > > onClick=\"parent.location='$PHP_SELF?action=1&hello=$hello'\">"; > > > > print "</form>"; > > } > > > > function select(){ > > global $hello; > > print "Hellooooooooooo, $hello!"; > > } > > > > initial_page(); > > > > switch($action){ > > case INITIAL_PAGE: > > initial_page; > > break; > > case SELECT: > > select(); > > break; > > default: > > die ("Hello, can't find that function."); > > } > > ?> > > </body> > > </html> > > > > The thing is that if you simply hit "enter" - rather than click the > > "submit" button, the first directive in the <form> tag is invoked, and > > the value of the $hello variable IS passed. > > > > regards > > Martin Cameron > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > -- > 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