Using href to populate a hidden field

Anon

Is there anyway to set a variable with a hidden field without using a submit button?

<?
echo "<a href='$PHP_SELF?gonow'>DO THIS!!!!</a>";

echo "<input type=hidden name=gonow value=$row[id]>";

echo "$gonow";
?>

theslinky

Hmm... I don't understand what you are trying to do. Are you trying to pass a variable to the PHP w/o using forms and without it appearing in the URL/address bar?

A variable can only be sent "hidden" from the user's perpective if it is POSTed. You could always use frames so that the user wouldn't see the variable in the address bar. Use a top frame or height 1 and the bottom frame can be the main content frame.

-sridhar

Anon

Im just trying to store data somewhere on the users end without using a form submit button. someone told me its possible to set a variable using a hidden field and an href rather thana form submit

Anon

You'd have to use JavaScript.

Diego

theslinky

yeah, js is an alternative but a longer to code.

here is my solution which i already e-mail to taylor... if anyone else is interested, it's at:

http://www.theslinky.com/counter1.php

source:

http://www.theslinky.com/counter1.txt

(sorry, my .phps extensions aren't working for the moment :-)

-sridhar