Re: Template_flexy + QuickForm problem: hidden form field gets overwritten with bad value

<crain@fuse.net> wrote : > I am using DataObject and Template_flexy together and am having a > problem with-I think-Template_flexy's internal calls to QuickForm. Not > being very familiar with QuickForm I can't say that for certain, but > here's what's happening: > > > > In a template file, e.g. index.html, I have hard-coded in HTML a basic > form (method=get) that contains a hidden form field named "search". In > addition, I have several links on this page that also pass a variable > called "search", but with different values from the form's search > variable. In my main script, e.g. index.php, I use a switch statement, > e.g. switch ($_GET['search']) {case 'link_clicked': do X; break; case > 'form_submitted': do Y; break;} to build queries differently depending > on whether a user clicked a link or submitted the form. Now here's the > problem: Everything works fine until I (1) click a link, passing > $_GET['search']=link_clicked to index.php and reloading the page with > the appropriate query results, and then (2) submit the form, which > should pass $_GET['search']=form_submitted. The problem is that > QuickForm-I think-is taking my hidden form field, which is hard-coded in > the template as <input type="hidden" name="search" > value="form_submitted">, and rewriting it with the $_GET['search'] value > from the previous request, so it now appears in the source as <input > type="hidden" name="search" value="link_clicked">. Of course, > submitting > the form now wreaks all sorts of havoc on the script, as the switch > statement thinks it's processing for $_GET['search']=link_clicked but > has all the wrong variables, i.e. the variables that accompany post > requests. > > > > Again, I'm not certain where the problem lies, but that's why I'm > writing, after more than half a day looking through QuickForm and trying > to figure out what's going on. Can anyone tell me if I'm on the right > track, or better, tell me how to stop my hidden form field value from > being overwritten? Is there some config setting or flag I can use to > tell Template_flexy not to call QuickForm, or to tell QuickForm to lay > off my simple little form-without modifying the base classes? Hi, Use POST for your form or change the hidden field name, that should make it.. Bertrand Mansion Mamasam