Links which pass parameters to a Web Form

[snassif]

Hi all,

Im maintaining a site in which we have a number of products listed. The name of each product is a hyperlink to a web submission form. This was designed in MS FP 2003.

It is not always that case that the person fills out the field asking what is the product of interest so what I want to do is have it dynamically added to the form depending on what link they click on. This Site in not DB driven. Any direction and ideas appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Steve

 

[AMysticWeb]

Hi Steve,

If I understand you correctly, each product goes to a seperate form.

If this is correct, then you could use a locked text script and make this particular field unique to each form.

Example here:

http://frontpageforms.com/Locked_Text.htm

Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal

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[snassif]

Actually, I am trying to avoid the use of seperate forms for each product Listed.

I may be on to something....
I noticed that FP allows me to add a parameter to a hyperlink like this one

"

http://WebSite.com/form.htm?LargeProduct=Widget"

but I am still not sure how to incorporate this into the form so that there is specific product name 'widget' showing on the form depending on where the customer linked from.

Thanks - Steve

 

[AMysticWeb]

Hey Steve,

See if this is more like what you are looking for ...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;265189&Product=fp2000

Hope I have been of some help,
Micheal

FrontPage Form Tutorials & Form Script Examples

http://FrontPageForms.com

 

[snassif]

That seemed like it would work but not exactly. If anyone has some direction on this it is greatly appreciated. I want people that link to a form page on my website from another page on my web to have text automattically on the form page representing which link they clicked from to get to the form. There is about 40 different links that go to the form, and rather than make 40 seperate forms I thought to look into this first.

Thanks -
Steve

 

[ChrisHirst]

This Site in not DB driven.

then you'll need 40 lots of files that whatever scripting you are going to use can open and get the product data from to display.


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