jQuery: recreating a form's contents in hidden fields on a 2nd page

[svendok]

I have a CGI-style web application using static HTML (an SAS IntrNet app) that submits a form to the server and then gets a report back.

I want to change it so that the output is opened in a separate window which gets created using JavaScript.

That means I need to grab all the form selections and hidden fields and pass them to the new window, plug them into a new form and submit to the server.

What's the best way to do this? Is this the most efficient way?

1. Loop through the form using jQuery and populate a querystring variable with all the form elements' names & values. (Note: Some are multi-option select boxes.)
2. Open up the new window with that querystring.
3. Loop through that querystring and dynamically add a hidden field to the window's form for each element.
4. Submit the form from the window to the server.

Are there any gotchas I need to be aware of? Can hidden fields take the place of multiple-value select boxes, for example?

I've figured out how to loop through the form using jQuery and create the querystring. Now, I just want to make sure the final step--impersonating the original form--is doable, too.

Thanks.

[acoder]

Instead of that, why can't you set the target attribute so that it opens in a new window (avoiding the need for any JavaScript)?

[svendok]

Man, I'm an idiot. That's so simple, it's obscene. Thank you!

[acoder]

No problem. Sometimes it's just a case of finding a simpler solution. Having said that, it may be an idea to solve the problem that you posed to improve your skills/expertise.

[svendok]

True. The target solution isn't perfect in this case, since IE doesn't allow you to close that window using window.close() (FF does). So the IE user has to click a confirmation message every time. But I can live with that for now.

[acoder]

You can use window.open() with the window name and then use that as the target in the form. See https://developer.mozilla.org/en/DOM...and_parameters

[svendok]

Hmm, the plot thickens. Thank you yet again!