Interesting problem

[Anon]

Howdy people

I know that PHP is serverside, but none-the-less I have a problem that needs a solution.

I have sereral images (names 1.gif to 5.gif) on a web page and a variable which is printed into an input box on the screen. Every time one of the images is clicked I want that variable to change and be shown in the input box (for example "1" when 1.gif is clicked).

My own guess is that I need Java for this task, but I do not know Java. Can anyone suggest a solution either in PHP or Java?

Thanks a bunch in advance
Sam

[knickerlas]

Why not just do somthing like this:
<a href="<? print($PHP_SELF . "?img=1" ?>
<img src="1.gif">
</a>
<input type=text value ="<? print($var) ?>">

I'm certain that won't work as is, but I'm sure you get the general point.

Nick

[bigc79]

The way Nick suggests will work, by basically re-printing the information on the screen... BUT it forces a call to the server and therefore takes time. You definately can do the functions you are talking about Sam in Java (JavaScript) using mouse on events that repaint the canvas and you can specify text fields but I do not know if PHP can do the same sort of function.

Again this is because Java is client side and PHP is sever side.

[brandonschnell]

try:

<IMG SRC="1.gif" onClick="window.form_test.test.value = '1';">
<FORM NAME="form_test">
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="test">
</FORM>