prefill form action based on button pressed

[M]

i have a form which i would like to input different "action" url depending
on the button that was clicked.

is there a way that javascript can prefill a defined action based on the
button pressed?

thanks!!!

[David Dorward]

M wrote:

i have a form which i would like to input different "action" url depending
on the button that was clicked.

is there a way that javascript can prefill a defined action based on the
button pressed?

Not safely. The easiest way to do this is to have your form handler (i.e.
the thing you have at the HTTP resource you reference in the action) look
at which submit button was clicked (give your submit buttons the same name,
then see which value makes it though) and then act accordingly.

BTW - is your shift key broken?

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[M]

no my shift key is not broken. do you have a problem reading all lowercase?
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M wrote:

i have a form which i would like to input different "action" url
depending
on the button that was clicked.

is there a way that javascript can prefill a defined action based on the
button pressed?

Not safely. The easiest way to do this is to have your form handler (i.e.
the thing you have at the HTTP resource you reference in the action) look
at which submit button was clicked (give your submit buttons the same
name,
then see which value makes it though) and then act accordingly.

BTW - is your shift key broken?

--
David Dorward <http://blog.dorward.me .uk/> <http://dorward.me.uk/>
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[David Dorward]

M wrote:

no my shift key is not broken. do you have a problem reading all
lowercase?

Most people find sentences that don't conform to the standard rules of
grammer harder to read then those that do. Additionally, the convention on
Usenet is not to place content in reverse chronological order.

http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote2.html#ss2.3

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[M]

that must be some big stick up your butt.
"David Dorward" <do*****@yahoo. com> wrote in message
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M wrote:

no my shift key is not broken. do you have a problem reading all
lowercase?

Most people find sentences that don't conform to the standard rules of
grammer harder to read then those that do. Additionally, the convention on
Usenet is not to place content in reverse chronological order.

http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote2.html#ss2.3

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[M]

well if anyone cares more about javascript than grammar and punctuation,
although a simple find, document.locati on.href does the trick.

<form method="post">

<input name="button.ed itStock" type="button" value="edit"
onclick="docume nt.location.hre f='#request.mys elf##xfa.edit#& mid=#attributes .mid#'">
|
<input name="button.de leteStock" type="button" value="delete"
onclick="docume nt.location.hre f='#request.mys elf##xfa.delete #&mid=#attribut es.mid#'">
|
<input name="button.pr intLabels" type="button" value="print labels"
onclick="docume nt.location.hre f='#request.mys elf##xfa.printL abels#&mid=#att ributes.mid#'">

</form>

thanks!

todays date: 03/05/05
"M" <[e-mail]> wrote in message
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that must be some big stick up your butt.
"David Dorward" <do*****@yahoo. com> wrote in message
news:d0******** ***********@new s.demon.co.uk.. .

M wrote:

no my shift key is not broken. do you have a problem reading all
lowercase?

Most people find sentences that don't conform to the standard rules of
grammer harder to read then those that do. Additionally, the convention
on
Usenet is not to place content in reverse chronological order.

http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote2.html#ss2.3

--
David Dorward <http://blog.dorward.me .uk/>
<http://dorward.me.uk/>
Home is where the ~/.bashrc is

[David Dorward]

M wrote:

well if anyone cares more about javascript than grammar and punctuation,
although a simple find, document.locati on.href does the trick.

It might "do the trick", but it doesn't so what you actually asked for. And
it won't do the trick when a user who doesn't have a browser with
JavaScript available and enabled turns up - which is why I suggested taking
a more sensible approach when I responded to your original message. For
some reason you decided to ignore the solution to your question in favour
of treating my post script as an invitation to make a personal attack on
me.

Since it seems that your real problem seems to be about making a button act
as a link, you should probably look into CSS instead ... and create a link
that looks like a button.

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[Evertjan.]

M wrote on 05 mrt 2005 in comp.lang.javas cript:

todays date: 03/05/05

Please do not toppost and please do not use ambiguous statements.

For me today is 05/03/2005 [to many others it even is 06/03/2005]

Best would be using something like 2005/03/05

If you must say 03/05/05,
not stating your residence [possibly] being in the US is a bad idea.

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The Netherlands.
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