Html Anchor Link and values at same time?

Hotkey

Hi !

I'v got the following problem :
I want to call a php page with some values and additional an anchor.
So an example like this :

page1.php :
<a href="page2.php?somevalue=xxx#someAnchorName">Link</a>

in page2.php there is an anchor like
<a name="someAnchorName">

Sadly this doesnt do the trick.
Is it possible to post values and an anchor name trough a link at the same time ? If yes : whats the correct syntax ?
I hope u can help me

Thanks in advance

Hotkey

jpmoriarty

i've just tried it like this:

authorise_story.php?name=this#current

which i think is the same as you did, and it seems to work fine for me. you sure you're calling it with the $_GET and that your anchors are set up properly?

kellog

Can't you do this:

page1:

page2:

<a name="<?=$_GET['Anchor']">Whatever</a>

jpmoriarty

but kellog that will create an anchor with the name specified, but it wont jump to it automatically, which is the whole point of using the # in the url

kellog

Hmm. I don't understand what the # does. Can you provide some code example?

jpmoriarty

jumps to a bookmark on the page. so you can have a webpage:

http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/tables.html

or you can have a link which jumps to a specific point on that page:

http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/struct/tables.html#h-11.3.1

the bookmark is marked by the anchor tag:

and then entering the bookmark into the URL (as above) jumps the page to that bookmark.

Fairly standard (and common) HTML stuff.

BuzzLY

You know how when you post a comment in this forum, it takes you directly to that post when you are done? This is done with anchors. By putting a # in the URL with the anchorname, it takes you directly to that spot on the page.

Your URL:

http://www.someurl.com/mypage.php#post453

Inside mypage.php, there is this tag:

When the URL is loaded, not only will mypage.php appear in the browser, it will automatically scroll to the post453 anchor.

I believe that is what he is trying to get to work...

[edit]
Ok, I just tried it myself, and it seems to work properly the way you have it set up, Hotkey. In fact, after editing this document, the URL for my post is:

http://www.phpbuilder.com/board/showthread.php?s=&postid=10317155#post10317155

So, to answer your original questions, yes you can send both through the URL, and you have the correct syntax. Perhaps you have the page cached... try clearing out your history, and try again.

If it is still not working, I don't know what to tell you. What browser are you using? I got it to work correctly in IE 6.0

hi-liter

it's HTML

page 1
<a href="page2.html#gorighthere">click here</a>

page 2
at the spot in the page you want the user to end up at
<a name="gorighthere"></a>

it'll send the user to page2.html and then jump them down to the paragraph or page spot where the <a name is.

kellog

OK, so I got it to work, and here's what I did:

Page1---
<a href="test2.php?Var=Yes#Anchor1">Test</a>

Page2---
<?
for ($Count == 0; $Count < 900; $Count++)
{
echo $_GET['Var']."<br>";
}
?>
<a name="Anchor1"></a>

This should be visible.

I put the for loop in there just to make the page long enough so that it was obvious the page was scrolling down properly.

jpmoriarty

humm - interesting. how is that differnet from a) what you had at the start or b) what any of the rest of us posted?

BuzzLY

lol... jp, that was kellog. Hotkey is the original poster.

Remember... the wise man learns to read before trying to post LOL

:p 😃 😉

Hotkey

Hah ! Thanks 4 all the answers.
I just made a mistake setting up the anchor proberly :-)
Runs fine now.

Greets

Hotkey

jpmoriarty

ah ha! so it was.

Still think it's a bit odd given as you and i obv posted at the same time and gave the same answer to then come back and say "oh look, here's how i got it to work", when it's the same thing! but i guess some people (and i really didnt think this possible) have even more time than me! :eek: