jessadactyl Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Hey guys! I'm building a web application that requires a template system and I'm looking for a clean way to achieve this solution: When the "Template Manager" page is loaded, users will be prompted to either load an existing template or create a new one. Upon form submission their choice will be interpreted and appropriate functions will be executed. The problem is I figured I would use a URL parameter (template.php?t=139) to determine which existing template within the MySQL database should load. If no parameter is found, the load/create form will be displayed instead of the template editor. This approach works fine for simply loading an existing template since a select menu "onchange" event simply reloads the page adding the ?t={id} prefix. The creation of a new template however requires the use of form action="template.php". Obviously the template ID is unknown until the page reloads, validation is handled and my createTemplate($txt_tplName); method is executed. At this point however there is no clean solution to have the page reload with the template.php?t={new id returned from create template function} Any cleaner solutions would really be appreciated! (I'd prefer not using AJAX, simply to keep a feeling of consistency.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerRobot Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Unless i've misunderstood, it sounds to me like you just need to re-organise your script a touch. The creating of a new id for a new template should occur before you check the URL for a given ID. You should then only check the URL if a new id has not been created. If it hasn't use the ID in the URL. If it has, use the created ID instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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