A Form that has 2 submit buttons! How?

[amycrystal123]

I have a Form that lists all the customers. I want to select one customer and move to another page for update or deleting that customer. How can I have 2 submit forms (for "Update" and "Delete")in the same page, redirecting to different php programs?
Please help!
Thanks.
Amy.

[Weedpacket]

You're talking client-side; i.e., Javascript.

Um... give the buttons onClick handlers that set the form's action attribute to the appropriate URL.

[Brendan_Nolan]

I always just make both the buttons point to the same script, then let PHP tell you which button they pressed...

<form action="script.php" method="POST">
  <input type="hidden" name="customer_id" value="1">
  <input type="submit" name="edit" value="Edit">
  <input type="submit" name="delete" value="Delete">
</form>

Then script.php looks a little like...

if (isset($edit)){
  // Place edit code here... or perhaps an include?
} else if (isset($delete)){
  // Place delete code here... or include...
}

[ddc]

I commonly use two or more "submit" buttons.

<input type='submit' name='display_button' value='Delete'>Delete

<input type='submit' name='display_button' value='Update'>Update

Normally the form post command goes back to the top of the same page where I place different functions to do the required processing

if ($display_name == "Delete") {
// do the delete processing
}
elseif (if ($display_name == "Update") {
// do the update processing
}
You do not have to direct to any other page.

Alternatively, if you have a long list of customers to select the one you want to update from, I use a link process when the customer list is first drawn from the database.

Make one variable (eg: customer name) thus

<a href='update.php?name=$name'>$name</a>

When you sellect and click on the name it goes to the next page 'update.php' which should be a form already filled in with the customer details whose name you sent across in the link above.

[jreider]

I'm working on an application right now that has multiple buttons, I've found (so far 🙂 ) that Javascript is the way to go.. someone already mentioned it above.. just make onClick call a function that sends you wherever based upon which button was clicked.

[leatherback]

Remember that when you are using javascript you are ALWAYS dependent on the system used by the user. And trust me... NOt everybody has java(script) anabled on their system...

J.