Passing form values with images

[lahddah]

Hi. I know there are quite a few threads here that deal with this subject, and I've tried everything I could find here, but have had no luck. I have a form that has a db backend. When the user enters a valid user/pwd combo they are allowed to view only certain items based upon their settings. My form has three buttons (VSI Rep, Media, Dealer). I am trying to make it so that if a user only has access to the dealer info, then pressing the VSI Rep and Media buttons will do nothing. But pressing the Dealer button will bring up a bunch of stuff for them. It seems I've got everything plugged in, but can't figure out how to pass the rep, media, dealer value to the next ASP program.

Here is my script:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript1.2">
function ValidForm() {
if (document.form1.username.value == "" || document.form1.password.value == "") {
alert("Please enter user name and password.");
document.form1.username.focus();
return false;
}
else
return true;
}
</SCRIPT>
<script>
function doSubmit(btn)
{
document.form1.submit.value=btn;
document.form1.submit();
}
</script>
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Here is my form:

<FORM ACTION="VTmain.asp?Option=LogIn" NAME="form1" METHOD="post" ONSUBMIT="return ValidForm();">
<input type=hidden name=submit1 value="">

<TABLE BORDER="0" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" CELLPADDING="2">
<TR>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" COLSPAN="2"><B><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica">Enter your User ID:</FONT></B></TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE="TEXT" NAME="username" SIZE="12" VALUE="<%= lcType %>-<%= lcRequest %>"></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" COLSPAN="2"><FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica"><B>Enter your Password:</B></FONT></TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE="PASSWORD" NAME="password" SIZE="12"></TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER" COLSPAN="3">
<TABLE WIDTH="350" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="0" ALIGN="CENTER">
<TR>
<TD><input type="image" NAME="submit1" SRC="images/vsi-rep.gif" onclick="doSubmit('OSR')" ></TD>
<TD><input type="image" NAME="submit1" SRC="images/media.gif" onclick="doSubmit('Media')" ></TD>
<TD><input type="image" NAME="submit1" SRC="images/dealer.gif" onclick="doSubmit('Dealer')" ></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE></FORM>
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any assitance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, in advance!!


~ lahddah

 

[bastienk]

Add a value attribute to the image code

<TD><input type="image" NAME="submit1" SRC="images/vsi-rep.gif" onclick="doSubmit('OSR')" value="r"></TD>
<TD><input type="image" NAME="submit1" SRC="images/media.gif" onclick="doSubmit('Media')" value="m"></TD>
<TD><input type="image" NAME="submit1" SRC="images/dealer.gif" onclick="doSubmit('Dealer')" value="d"></TD>

then on the server, after submission

myType=Request("submit1")

if myType = "d" then
   session("UserType") = "dealer"
elseif myType = "m" then
   session("UserType") = "media"
elseif myType = "r" then
   session("UserType") = "rep"
end if

'rest of your code based on UserType

Bastien

Cat, the other other white meat

 

[lahddah]

Thanks, bastienk. But I think the problem is that the 'value' of the images doesn't pass on to the next program. (I think!) So, myRequest=Request.Form(Submit1) is always empty. Actually, I'm not sure how to tell what the value of request.form("Submit1") really is. I've tried putting it in other variables and doing a 'response.write' and I've tried doing a 'response.write' directly with 'request.form("Submit1") but nothing appears.

However if I test it (if LEN(reqest.form("Submit1")) > 0 Then lctest = "there's something here" else lctest = "nothin' doin".

When I do this test, I get the 'something there' message, but I just can't figure out what it is! (make sense?)



~ lahddah

 

[lahddah]

PS - I wrote that last post after trying to put your previous suggestion into my code....



~ lahddah

 

[bastienk]

was looking your code....can you see the problem?

document.form1.submit.value=btn;
 document.form1.submit();
}
</script>

 <FORM ACTION="VTmain.asp?Option=LogIn" NAME="form1" METHOD="post" ONSUBMIT="return ValidForm();"> 
<input type=hidden name=submit1 value="">

Hint: the hidden field and the assignation of the value won't work....

They aren't named the same


Bastien

Cat, the other other white meat

 

[lahddah]

Yeah. You're right. That was one of the many variations that I've tried that didn't work (including name it that same (submit1)).

Here is my script:
<script>
function doSubmit(btn)
{
document.form1.submit1.value=btn;
document.form1.submit();
}
</script>

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my form call:
<FORM ACTION="VTmain.asp?Option=LogIn" NAME="form1" METHOD="post" ONSUBMIT="return ValidForm();">
<input type=hidden name=submit1 value="">
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and the fields:
<TR>
<TD><input type="image" NAME="submit1" SRC="images/vsi-rep.gif" onclick="doSubmit('OSR')" VALUE="r"></TD>
<TD><input type="image" NAME="submit1" SRC="images/media.gif" onclick="doSubmit('Media')" VALUE="m"></TD>
<TD><input type="image" NAME="submit1" SRC="images/dealer.gif" onclick="doSubmit('Dealer')" VALUE="d"></TD>
</TR>

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I've tried for so long and so many different variations that I've gotten lost. So, at this point it is probably something really simple that I'm just overlooking.

Thanks!


~ lahddah