Multiple form submissions buttons

Darrell3831 · Worker Joined: Feb 18, 2004 Posts: 244

How do you set up a form so that it can have two different submissions buttons?

I want to have a submit and a preview button.

This isent right:

Code:

echo "<form method=\"post\" action=\"admin.php\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"op\" value=\"insertCourse\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cid\" value=\"$cid\">"
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echo "<br><br>"
."<input type=\"submit\" name=\"op\" value=\""._PREVIEW."\">  "
."<input type=\"submit\" name=\"op\" value=\""._COURSE_ADD."\">  ";

I have never seen the syntax for two submit buttons.

Thanks,
Darrell

Raven · Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:24 pm

This, of course, is as much an HTML issue as a PHP issue Smile

Actually, your syntax is correct. Your php program will have to test for the value of $op and then respond accordingly. Does that make sense? Here's a quick snippet to demonstrate

Code:

Darrell3831 · Worker Joined: Feb 18, 2004 Posts: 244

Thanks for taking the time to respond. I'm not sure I understand where the isset test goes.

My function was working before I decided I wanted to add the ability to preview the submission.

Here's what I have now.

Code:

/* Add Course */
function addCourse() {

if (is_super()) {
   include("header.php");
   universityMenu();
   OpenTable();
echo "<center><font class=\"title\"><b>"._COURSE_ADD."</b></font><br><br>"
      ."<font class=\"content\"><i>"._COURSE_ADVICE."</i></font></center><br>";
CloseTable();
echo "<BR>";
   OpenTable();
// echo "<form method=\"post\" action=\"admin.php\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"op\" value=\"insertCourse\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cid\" value=\"$cid\">" // original
echo "<form method=\"post\" action=\"admin.php\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cid\" value=\"$cid\">" // testing
      ."<font class=\"option\"><b>"._COURSE_ADD."</b></font><br><br>"
      .""._UNIVERSITY_TITLE.": <input type=\"text\" name=\"title\" size=\"50\" value=\"$title\"><br><br>"
      .""._UNIVERSITY_DESCRIPTION.":<br><textarea name=\"description\" cols=\"90\" rows=\"15\">$description</textarea><br>"
   ."<font class=\"content\">"._HTMLALLOWED."<br>";
   displayAllowedHTML();
   echo "<br><br>"
      .""._COURSE_PRICE.": $<input type=\"text\" name=\"price\" size=\"6\" maxsize=\"6\" value=\"$price\"><br><br>"
      .""._UNIVERSITY_STATUS.": <select name=\"status\">";
      if ($status==0) {
         echo "<option value=\"0\"selected>inactive</option>"
         ."<option value=\"1\">active</option>";
      } else {
         echo "<option value=\"0\">inactive</option>"
         ."<option value=\"1\"selected>active</option>";
      }
   echo "</select><br><br>"
."<input type=\"submit\" name=\"op\" value=\""._PREVIEW."\">  " // testing
   ."<input type=\"submit\" name=\"op\" value=\""._COURSE_ADD."\">  " // testing
//    ."<input type=\"submit\" value=\""._COURSE_ADD."\">" // original
   ."</form>";
CloseTable();
   displayCopyright();
   include("footer.php");
} else {
   accessDenied(2);
}
}

If I take the hidden op value out at the top of the form and then add two new op values at the bottom of the form, where would I put the isset test?

Originally I was branching off the switch statement at the bottom of the course functions.

Code:

// case "insertCourse":
case ""._COURSE_ADD."":
courseInsert($title, $description, $price, $status);
break;

I don't understand how the program is supposed to flow after the submit buttons.

Sorry,
Darrell

Darrell3831 · Worker Joined: Feb 18, 2004 Posts: 244

Nevermind,

I got it a little bit closer to working. I needed to include the language file in the the case file.

I'll letcha' know if I can't get it...

Thanks,
Darrell