HTML: new windows with Input buttons?

[Anon]

Hi,

Here's a simple data form...

<FORM action='test.php'>
<INPUT type='text' name='myContent'>
<INPUT type='submit' value='Post It!'>
<INPUT type='submit' value='Preview' onclick="window.open('test1.php')">
</FORM>

If I click 'Post It!' it will reload it's self and save the 'myContent' into a database, that's fine.

If I click 'Preview' I want it to open up a new window passing in the content of 'myContent' into 'test1.php' which will print out 'myContent'... without affecting the original window..

Any suggestions? Ideas?

Regards,
James.

[Anon]

Hi,

you need to use a function JS like

function preview(myContent) {
//open a window, escape special chars
window.open('test.php?myContent=' + escape(myContent));
return false; // so the form isn't submited
}

and the button will look like:

<INPUT type='submit' value='Preview' onclick="return preview(this.form.myContent.value)">

didn't test it but should work.