Translating Information to New Window Form

[e1seix]

hello all,

 

I have a rather funky code

 

below is comments_form.php for which i use the include function on my viewItem page.

<?php
// edit form style ONLY in the HTML section enclosed in comment tags below
include("includes/comments-config.php");
if ($commoff != 1) {
?>

<form action="comments/comments_process.php" method="post" style='text-align:center;margin-top:10px;width:500px'>
<?php
// get the page ID and URL and add to form as required inputs
$ret_url = "http://". $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']. $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
echo "<input type='hidden' name='ret_url' value='". $ret_url. "'/>"; 
echo "<input type='hidden' name='page_id' value='" .$page_id. "' />";
?>

<!--form style is taken from your page style - you MAY edit below here-->
<table cellpadding="3" style="border:1px dotted #666;" width="191px">
<tr><td style="color:#666666;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;width:91px"><p><?php echo $your_name;?></p></td><td align='left' style="font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;width:100px"><input type="text" style="font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;width:100px" name="name" maxlength="40" /></td></tr>
<tr><td  style="color:#666666;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;width:91px"><p><?php echo $your_location;?></p></td><td align='right' style="font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;width:100px"><input type="text" style="font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;width:100px" name="locn" maxlength="40"/></td></tr>

<?php
// this section provides the countries drop-down if 'show flags' is active
if ($show_flags == 1) { include("includes/show-countries.php"); }
?>

<?php
// this section provides a 'rating' dropdown input if 'art_rating' is active
if ($art_rating == 1) { include("includes/show-ratings.php"); }
?>

<tr><td colspan="2" style="color:#666666;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center"><p><?php echo $your_comments;?></p></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center"><textarea cols="30" rows="5" name="comments"></textarea></td></tr>

<?php
// this section provides a captcha image and input if 'captchas' is active
if ($captchas == 1) {
   echo "<tr><td colspan='2' style='font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center'><img src='comments/captcha/captcha_image.php' alt='security image' border='0'/></td></tr><tr>";
   echo "<td colspan='2' valign='top' align='right' style='font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center'><input type='text' name='secure_match' size='6' style='background-color:#eee;'/></td></tr>";
}

?>

<tr><td colspan='2' align='right' style='font-size:10px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center'>
<input style="margin:2px; background-color:#9999cc;" type="submit" name="submit" value="<?php echo $form_submit;?>" />
</td></tr></table>
</form>
<!--do not edit below here-->
<?
}
?>

 

however when trying to make it jump to a standalone window, none of the info translates into the form:

 

ie.

 

?>
<a href="/comments/comments_form.php" target="page" onClick="window.open('','page','toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=550,height=410,left=50,top=50,titlebar=yes')">View Similar</a>
<?php

 

do i need to include any other code?

[sKunKbad]

If you want an easy way to pass the variables to the form via a hyperlink, you must append the hyperlink with GET variables in the form:

 

?var=value&var2=value2 ...

 

Inside your script that will accept the vars/values, you will validate the values of each var, but in order to use these vars and values you must use:

 

$newVar = $_GET['var'];

$newVar2 = $_GET['var2'];

 

Hope I understood what you were asking/needing, and hope this makes sense if it does.

[e1seix]

I do understand what you me, however I'm a bit confused as to how to include the variables in the hyperlink when the new window doesn't have an address bar, it's just a form (see javascript)

[Fadion]

Address bar? Ure just hiding it with javascript and it doesnt matter. Just append those variables:

 

<a href="/comments/comments_form.php?p=v&p2=v2" target="page" onClick="window.open('','page','toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=550,height=410,left=50,top=50,titlebar=yes')">View Similar</a>

[e1seix]

nice one!

[e1seix]

And a definite final Question! lol

 

Can anyone see how to get around this fiasco below:

 

?>
<a href="/comments/comments_form.php?<?php var1=http://'. $_SERVER[sERVER_NAME]. $_SERVER[REQUEST_URI].'&var2='.$row[sku].' ?>" target="page" onClick="window.open('','page','toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=550,height=410,left=50,top=50,titlebar=yes')">View Similar</a>
<?php

[Fadion]

U really need to pass the full url to the get variable? Anyway:

 

<a href="/comments/comments_form.php?<?php echo 'var1=http://' . $_SERVER[sERVER_NAME] . $_SERVER[REQUEST_URI] . '&var2=' . $row[sku]; ?>" target="page" onClick="window.open('','page','toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,width=550,height=410,left=50,top=50,titlebar=yes')">View Similar</a>