Gazing into my crystal ball I observed
wolfing1@gmail.com writing in
news:1150653280.514306.137700@p79g2000cwp.googlegr oups.com:
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> arbpen wrote:[color=green]
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>> > how would I go doing it without javascript and using 'POST'?
>> > Having a page with a variable list of items in a shopcart, each
>> > item with its own 'remove' button. How could I do this without a
>> > javascript and using POST as the form type? (so having <a
>> > href="page.htm?remove=2> is not possible)[/color]
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>> It depends on how you do it.
>> 1. You can do it with a graphic, so <a href="cart.htm?remove=2"><img
>> src="trash.png" alt="Move to Trash" title="Place item in the trash"
>> width="16" height="16"></a>
>> 2. Put the items into a list and use check boxes. You can use a
>> little javascript for a "check all" button - that will work for users
>> with javascript - but the submit button will still be available for
>> those without. I would use a POST method, so you would come up with:
>> DELETE FROM table WHERE id IN (1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
>> 3. You can do it with javascript and the button element. However,
>> buttons will not work for users without javascript enabled.
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> Thanks but I have to restrictions I must adhere to if possible:
> - No javascript
> - Without passing parameters in the URL (my boss doesn't want to see
> like cart.htm?remove=2 for example)
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>> Personally, I would go for number 2. It is probably the easiest for
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Then either number 2 or
For Each Item in List
<form method="POST" action="nameofscript">
Item Number <input type="submit" name="itemnumber" value="Delete">
</form>
Next
Then your sql would be DELETE FROM table WHERE id = " & request.form
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