Passing Variables in JavaScript Form

terfle

I'm trying to figure out how to Pass a Variable in a Javascript Form and be able to output it in PHP. This is what I have so far and it doesn't work. It must be a text link with multiple submit options.

<form name="theForm" action=<? echo $PHP_SELF; ?>>  	

<a href="javascript:document.theForm.submit(this.theForm.temp=1);">Submit</a>

<a href="javascript:document.theForm.submit(this.theForm.temp=2);">Submit 2</a>

</form>      


<?  	
if (isset($temp))
echo $temp;  

?>

Thanks for helping.

kazer

This may be a good read to consider when doing this project.

http://www.devarticles.com/art/1/553

It is generally accepted that using javascript to submit forms can get pretty messy pretty quickly. If you intend to use this only for yourself or as a learning project of some sort you should be fine though.

<?
print $temp;
?>
<head>
<script>
function submit_me(form,val)
{
  form.temp.value = val;
  form.submit();
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name=test action=<?=$PHP_SELF?>>
<input type=hidden name=temp>
<input type=button onclick=submit_me(test,"boo") value=Submit1>
<a href=javascript:submit_me(test,"Boo2")>Submit2</a>
</body>

It is worth noting that is most likely not cross-browser compatiable.

-Kaz

terfle

-Kaz

Point taken with the article, thanks for your help.