$_Post Form Name?

[Stinger51]

I have a function that needs the name of the current form as one of its parameters. Rather than hard code this on the page, is there a $HTTP_POST variable that contains the current form name? Can't find this in the docs.

[hand]

The browser doesn't submit the from name to the server. Sorry.

You could add a hidden field to each form like
<input type='hidden' name='formid' value='form1'>
to solve your problem.

[Stinger51]

Well, so much for that idea. 🙂

I was trying to implement some data validation at the form level in JScript. The JScript needs the form name (which is something like document.form.name, I think) but there is no way to pass this to the PHP function that kicks this off, since PHP knows nothing about JS.

I guess I could do all of this in JS, but I have a whole series of PHP button functions that I have implemented over time and use these throughout my program. They look much better than the drab default buttons JS or the built-in Submit gives you.

Perhaps I need to rethink my whole approach of this rocky marriage between PHP and JS, but you can do some amazing things if you get the two talking to each other.