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Posted by tony wong on 11/12/05 09:31
Thanks rf
it helps a lot.
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> tony wong wrote:
>
>> i have a table with a number of rows to submit records by "input
>> type=submit"
>
> Er, no you don't. You have a form that has a bunch of form fields in it.
> These *may* be presented to your viewer inside a table, organised as
> "fields" within "records". MyPhpAdmin does this very thing.
>
>> how can i submit only those records when the click box is clicked?
>
> You can't, that is not how forms work[1]. Everything is sent up to the
> server.
>
>> now all the records are submitted
>
> Yep. The big question now is: What is the *real* problem with that :-)
>
>> any hints?
>
> Interrogate the check box status in your server side process. If the box
> is
> not checked then don't process that "record".
>
> [1] You *could* use some klunky javascript to, say, remove/disable the
> relevant rows and/or form fields if the checkbox is not checked but why?
> Your server side process still has to check anyway, in case javascript is
> disabled. Besides, you may confuse your viewers browser, fiddling with the
> form during the onsubmit event handler :-)
>
> If it is a bandwidth issue then it isn't. You just sent them down, along
> with all sorts of stuff wrapped around them. Sending them back should not
> be a problem.
>
> --
> Cheers, Richard.
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