Skip,
Just so you know, there is a general PHP user's list available for
just such a request. It's rather high-traffic, so be warned.
Now then, on to the problem. I believe I've figured out a way to make
this happen. I've only tested it on IE 6 and Firefox 1.5.0.4, so your
browser compatibility may vary. I'll just post the scripts I used to
test it here and you can take what you need and run with it.
Here is the script that my form is built in:
----------
<html>
<head>
<script language="Javascript">
function submitForm (letter)
{
document.search.letter.value = letter; // Here's where we're
setting the form value 'letter' to the letter the user clicked on.
document.search.submit(); // Then, submit the form.
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name="search" method="POST" action="testingLinkSubmit.php">
<input type="hidden" name="letter" value=""> <!-- If this isn't
here, the Javascript letter.value code won't work, since form.letter
doesn't exist. -->
<input type="checkbox" name="checky"/> Search all campuses
<br>
<?
for ($i = 65; $i <= 90; $i++)
{
$letter = chr($i);
print "<a href=\"javascript:submitForm('$letter')\">$letter</a> ";
}
?>
</form>
</body>
</html>
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The receiving end of the form looks much as you might expect, it just
parses the form values:
--------------
<html>
<body>
<?
if (isset($_POST["checky"]))
{
print "Checkbox value is: True<br>\n";
}
else
{
print "Checkbox value is: False<br>\n";
}
print "Letter: " . $_POST["letter"];
?>
</body>
</html>
------------
And there you go! Let me know if you have any problems.
On 7/14/06, Skip Evans <skip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hey all,
This is not database related, but I get the
impression this list entertains general PHP
questions? If I'm mistaken, flame away.
I need submit a form when a hyper link is pressed,
and have been trying all manner of onlicks, etc,
but have been unable to hit the right combination.
Here's the scenario:
I have the alphabet in hyper links with a check
box below:
<form...>
A B C D E F G H I J K.....
[] check for all campuses
</form>
What needs to happen is that when they click a
letter, which is a <a href=...> now, it submits
the check box value as well, to be read through
$_POST on the receiving end.
And of course I need to know what letter was
click, this I was trying to get through a
$_REQUEST var, but was not able to do so.
Any tips would be monstrously appreciated.
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Skip Evans
Big Sky Penguin, LLC
61 W Broadway
Butte, Montana 59701
406-782-2240
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