form help

[MDanz]

this doesn't work. i want the form action to go the location.href of the submit button chosen.. how do i do this?

 

  <?php
   echo "<form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='location.href' method='post' name='changer'>
   
   <table width='376' height='76' border='0'>      
<tr>
<td>
 <font color=white font face=Verdana>Subject: </font><input type='text' name='keywords' value=''>
</td>
</tr>
	<tr>
          <td align='center'><input type='submit' name='Add Webpage' id='Add Webpage' value='Add Webpage' onClick='location.href=\"stacker.php\"'></td>
          <td align='center'><input type='submit' name='Add Topice' id='Add Topic' value='Add Topic' onClick='location.href=\"uinfo.php\"'></td>
          <td align='center'><input type='submit' name='Add Image' id='Add Image' value='Add Image' onClick='location.href=\"uimage.php\"'></td>
        </tr>
      

      </table></form>"; ?>

[jeremy0]

you see where it says action='location.href' will the form work? meaning will it send the value "keyword" to the submit button(page) chosen?

 

  <?php
   echo "<form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='location.href' method='post' name='changer'>
   
   <table width='376' height='76' border='0'>      
<tr>
<td>
 <font color=white font face=Verdana>Subject: </font><input type='text' name='keywords' value=''>
</td>
</tr>
	<tr>
          <td align='center'><input type='submit' name='Add Webpage' id='Add Webpage' value='Add Webpage' onClick='location.href=\"stacker.php\"'></td>
          <td align='center'><input type='submit' name='Add Topice' id='Add Topic' value='Add Topic' onClick='location.href=\"uinfo.php\"'></td>
          <td align='center'><input type='submit' name='Add Image' id='Add Image' value='Add Image' onClick='location.href=\"uimage.php\"'></td>
        </tr>
      

      </table></form>"; ?>

 

sorry - to get the input token 'keyword' sent, you need to either use separate forms for each submit button, or remove the form tag and hidden field entirely, and encode a get url for each button...

[tail]

--posted too late--

[MDanz]

ok.. i changed it to 3 seperate forms.. how do i post the keywords for whatever form chosen, without displaying 3 input boxes for keywords.

 

i'm thinking 4 input text fields(3 invisible) and typing in the first input text field types in the invisible textfields? so the question now is how do i input into multiple input text fields at the same time?

 

<?php
   echo "
   
   <table width='600' height='76' border='0'>      
<tr>
<td align='center' colspan='3'>
 <font color=white face=Arial color=#FBB917><strong>Subject: </strong></font><input type='text' name='keywords' value=''>
</td>
</tr>
	<tr>
          <td align='center'>
	  <form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='stacker.php' method='post' name='changer'><input type='submit' name='Add Webpage' id='Add Webpage' value='Add Webpage' ></form></td>
          <td align='center'> <form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='uinfo.php' method='post' name='changer'><input type='submit' name='Add Topice' id='Add Topic' value='Add Topic' ></form></td>
          <td align='center'> <form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='uimage.php' method='post' name='changer'><input type='submit' name='Add Image' id='Add Image' value='Add Image' ></form></td>
        </tr>
      

      </table>"; ?>

[jeremy0]

use javascript -

 

<script type="text/javascript">
function setForms(data) {
   document.form1.keywords.value = data;
   document.form2.keywords.value = data;
   ....
}
</script>
<form name="form1"...>
<input type="hidden" name="keywords" value=""/>
<input type="submit"...>
</form>
<form name="form2"...>
<input type="hidden" name="keywords" value=""/>
<input type="submit"..>
</form>
... (other forms)

(actual keywords entry box)
<input type="text" name="keywords_entry" value=""  onchange="setForms(this.value);">

[MDanz]

thankyou. i'll try this

[MDanz]

i tried doesn't work though.. i made the boxes visible to test, they don't fill up?  problem with javascript?

 

 <script type="text/javascript">
function setForms(data) {
   document.changer1.keywords.value = data;
   document.changer2.keywords.value = data;
   document.changer3.keywords.value = data;
}
</script>
 <?php
   echo "
   
   <table width='600' height='76' border='0'>      


	<tr>

          <td align='center'>
	  <form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='stacker.php' method='post' name='changer1'><input type='text' name='keywords' value=''><input type='submit' name='Add Webpage' id='Add Webpage' value='Add Webpage' ></form></td>

          <td align='center'> <form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='uinfo.php' method='post' name='changer2'><input type='text' name='keywords' value=''><input type='submit' name='Add Topice' id='Add Topic' value='Add Topic' ></form></td>

          <td align='center'> <form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='uimage.php' method='post' name='changer3'><input type='text' name='keywords' value=''><input type='submit' name='Add Image' id='Add Image' value='Add Image' ></form></td>

        </tr>
      <tr>
<td align='center' colspan='3'>
 <font color=white face=Arial color=#FBB917><strong>Subject: </strong></font><input type='text' name='keywords_entry' value=''  onchange='setForms(this.value);'>

</td>
</tr>

      </table>"; ?>

[MDanz]

actually it does work but i have to click on the text fields for them to appear... how do i do this when they are hidden?

[jeremy0]

i tried doesn't work though.. i made the boxes visible to test, they don't fill up?  problem with javascript?

 

 <script type="text/javascript">
function setForms(data) {
   document.changer1.keywords.value = data;
   document.changer2.keywords.value = data;
   document.changer3.keywords.value = data;
}
</script>
 <?php
   echo "
   
   <table width='600' height='76' border='0'>      


	<tr>

          <td align='center'>
	  <form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='stacker.php' method='post' name='changer1'><input type='hidden' name='keywords' value=''><input type='submit' name='Add Webpage' id='Add Webpage' value='Add Webpage' ></form></td>

          <td align='center'> <form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='uinfo.php' method='post' name='changer2'><input type='hidden' name='keywords' value=''><input type='submit' name='Add Topice' id='Add Topic' value='Add Topic' ></form></td>

          <td align='center'> <form enctype='multipart/form-data' action='uimage.php' method='post' name='changer3'><input type='hidden' name='keywords' value=''><input type='submit' name='Add Image' id='Add Image' value='Add Image' ></form></td>

        </tr>
      <tr>
<td align='center' colspan='3'>
 <font color=white face=Arial color=#FBB917><strong>Subject: </strong></font><input type='text' name='keywords_entry' value=''  onchange='setForms(this.value);'>

</td>
</tr>

      </table>"; ?>

 

Hide the input controls for the form.  Please remember that the onchange event on the visible text field doesn't fire until that text field loses focus.  I.e. when the user types something in, and hits one of the submit buttons, the 'keywords' value for all submit buttons are changed to the text field's value, and then the submit button that is clicked on submits its form.

[teamatomic]

Jumping in a bit late but I think you are overly complicating the thing. Why not have one form with the keywords input and a select/option box with what you want in the submits. Then your action goes to a controller page that redirects to the various php pages.

 

 

HTH

Teamatomic

[jeremy0]

teamatomic:  i must be fried tonight - that is a simpler way..