[RESOLVED] Passing parameters to new window

[JerryStephen]

I'm having trouble getting a handle on this.

I have a form that visitors to a site fill out requesting an "investigation". Our Case Administrator then goes through the details of the request and determines whether or not to open a case. At this point she "moves" the data from one mySql table to several others (breaking out organizations and individuals into separate files).

OK, here's the deal. We would like to provide a "lookup" window to let the Case Administrator see if a particular Individual or Organization already exists with the ability to select an existing record, update that record, or create a new record.

Now, I don't have a clue on how to pass parameters from one page to another. In the hyperlink button that calls the lookup window I have two variables being passed and I'm fairly sure that it's set up properly - the URL generated is "TEAM_Lookup_Main.htm?Type='Contact'&Xref='TxtContactXRefKey'" so I seem to be passing the variables Type and Xref to the new window.

I can't seem to retrieve those variables on the next page. I'm thinking that the problem might be because "TEAM_Lookup_Main.htm" is a FRAMES page with three frames: a heading html page with our site logo, etc., and two php pages where I do the lookups based on the type and updating the XRefKey array.

I've tried putting code in the frames page and the first php window. Ive tried making the frames page a php page and that didn't seem to work either -- and to be honest, I'm not even sure WHAT code to use to parse out the QUERY arguments from the URL since I haven't done it before.

I would like to create ONE lookup since I have five different types that use the same tables, but they each have slightly different requirements for the XRefKey array.

I thank you all in advance for any light you can shed on this for me.

Jerry Stephen

[niroshan]

Hi JerryStephen,

TEAM_Lookup_Main.htm?Type='Contact'&Xref='TxtContactXRefKey'

Why are your putting ' (single quote) for values? this should be assuming that you need type as Contact and Xref as TxtContactXRefKey.

TEAM_Lookup_Main.htm?Type=Contact&Xref=TxtContactXRefKey

and to be honest, I'm not even sure WHAT code to use to parse out the QUERY arguments from the URL since I haven't done it before

Are you not familiar with $_GET array?

anyways as a solution what you need is,

1. Convert TEAM_Lookup_Main.htm file into a php file.
2. Pass the params which you got from the query string to the frame page.

<frame src="lookuppage.php?Type=<?php echo $_GET['Type']; ?>&Xref=<?php echo $_GET['Xref']; ?>" name="mainFrame" id="mainFrame" title="mainFrame" />

so now you can access those values from lookuppage.php as,

print $_GET['Type'];
print $_GET['Xref'];

Hope this helps,
Best regards,
Niroshan

[JerryStephen]

Are you not familiar with $_GET array?

Well, I am now!! laughs

Thank you, niroshan.. It was just what I needed -- a push in the right direction. I just copied the "src=" code dealing with the parameters and plugged it into the frameset's frame definition and there they were down in the body of the page.

Thank you so much.

Jerry