Multiple values for submit button

[chrismassey]

Hello,

I am using a set of submit buttons to submit data to a Perl script. However one issue I have is that its value is not only the value where I can store data, but also the value that is printed on the submit button. However the value I send to the script must be different from the value I print on the submit button itself. I have tried using links to carry data but have been unsuccessful... Any ideas?

Thanks,

Chris

 

[BabyJeffy]

You could use the name attribute on the button to convey meaning - you can test it server-side to see if it was sent as part of the form submission (since only the submit button that was clicked will be sent with the submission).

Another alternative is to use the button element:

<button type="submit" name="sendbutton3" value="Some data">Send Order Now!</button>

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Jeff

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[chrismassey]

Jeff,

Thanks for responding. I haven't tried the button element yet, but that seems to be the perfect solution. Thank you very much.

Chris

 

[chrismassey]

Hey,

Really odd, it hasn't worked... Here is my button...

<button type="submit" name="button" value="$_" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF; border-style: solid; border-color: #FFFFFF">$button_print</button>

The $_ is simply the current value (from a loop system in my Perl script) and the $button_print is the name I have chosen to be printed on the button.

Here is the HTML source of one of the buttons once the loop has finished...

<button type="submit" name="button" value="03=Page2.htm" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; color: #0000FF; border-style: solid; border-color: #FFFFFF">Page2.htm</button>

And this is the value the script takes

Page2.htm

The value should obviously be "03=Page2.htm"

Thanks for your help