[Resolved] Losing Submitted data in JS popup

kbrij

Hello,

I am losing submitted data from a form onto a PHP file that is actually opened in a Javascript Popup window.

How can i resolve that ?

My sample code:

echo "<form method=post action=\"JavaScript:popUpPage('test.php')\">\n" ;
echo "<input type=hidden name='varA' value='$ab'>\n" ;
echo "<input type=hidden name='varB' value='$aa'>\n" ;
echo "<br><input type='submit' name=e_button value='Replace'>" ;
echo "</form>\n" ;

test.php will have no values coming to it, if submitted like above method. works fine with no JS, and submitted on a separate page.
I need to submit it on the JS window popup !!

Thanks for being helpful.

bad76

Hi,
you can't do this. The only way is to use target:

echo "<form method=post action=\"test.php\" target=\"_blank\">\n" ;

Or you have to do something like that:

echo "<form method=post action=\"Javascript:
PopUpPage('test.php?varA='+this.varA.value+'&varB=...)\">\n" ; 
echo "<input type=hidden name='varA' value='$ab'>\n" ; 
echo "<input type=hidden name='varB' value='$aa'>\n" ;

I hope this helps

kbrij

There got to be a solution for this. How can we basically submit a form to a page which is held as a pop-up window ?

The reason for not doing it as querystring is for it's limitation of length. My hidden values ar actually very long, serialized array data infact. That's why POST method is only way of doing it.

Any further help ?

thanks a lot.

bad76

Originally posted by kbrij
There got to be a solution for this. How can we basically submit a form to a page which is held as a pop-up window ?

Then the only solution is

echo "<form method=post action=\"test.php\" target=\"_blank\">\n" ;

Or... popup in a new window any similar form, use javascript to copy value from opener.document, then submit this twin form.

[example]
in the main file:
echo "<form name=aft method=post action=\"JavaScript:popUpPage('beforetest.php')\">\n" ;
echo "<input type=hidden name='varA' value='$ab'>\n" ;
echo "<input type=hidden name='varB' value='$aa'>\n" ;
echo "<br><input type='submit' name=e_button value='Replace'>" ;
echo "</form>\n" ;

in the before test file:
echo "<form name=bef method=post action=\"test.php\">\n" ;
echo "<input type=hidden name='varA' value='$ab'>\n" ;
echo "<input type=hidden name='varB' value='$aa'>\n" ;
echo "</form>\n" ;
<scipt>
document.bef.varA.value=window.opener.document.aft.varA.value
document.bef.varB.value=window.opener.document.aft.varB.value
document.bef.submit()
window.opener.document.location.replace("all_done.php")
</script>

[/example]

kbrij

After an extensive search thru the forum, found this posting very useful and solves the problem.

Thanks to it's owner - McIheal.

Click here

Thank you 'bad76' for your suggestions too.