[SOLVED] Multiple form actions...

[Maq]

I have a simple form:

 

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<form action="terminate.jsp" method="post">
account: 

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But I want to send a URL as well as calling the "terminate.jsp" file.  Is there a way to have multiple actions on submission or is there another way to do this?

[akitchin]

assuming you mean you want to pass URL variables as well, you can simply specify them directly in the action attribute:

 

<form action="terminate.jsp?var=value" method="post">

[Maq]

Sorry if I wasn't clear.  Let me explain.  I have an affiliate program and when we terminate an account we must send a void URL with some vars in it back to the program.  I also want to return to the "terminate.jsp".  I don't need to pass any vars to "terminate.jsp".  So my question is how can I send both URL's.  I ultimately want to end up at "terminate.jsp" but I want to call the other affiliate URL when the user clicks the submit button.  Is this a better explanation of my problem?

[akitchin]

you'd need a way of forwarding the user from the initial target (the page that nullifies the account) to terminate.jsp.  do you have access to the affiliate's page, or is it on their website?  if so, you may be able to construct a cURL request or use sockets to do so.

[Maq]

I do not have access to the affiliate's page.  All I need to do is redirect to the URL, maybe in another window, but still call the "terminate.jsp" file.  Not sure how to do this all in one when the user clicks the submit button.

[akitchin]

ah - one option would be to write some javascript which opens the affiliate target in a new window, sends the current window to terminate.jsp.

[Maq]

Thanks akitchin, I will let you know how it goes.

[Maq]

Thanks, akitchin.  Everything works now.  I used:

 

","new",",resizable=1,toolbar=no,width=550,height=250")

 

So now the current window stays on terminate.jsp and it also opens a pop-up window to call the URL for the affiliate.

 

-Tim