Posted by the red dot on 12/19/06 08:44

"Vince Morgan" <vinhar@REMOVEoptusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> "the red dot" <red@dot.spot> wrote in message
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> > ok - and i hope i can explain this...
> >
> > this is working out of one 'form'
> >
> > person inputs data into a form
> > the 'publish/insert' button would insert it into the database - for
> example
> > into a 'publish' table - works by giving the form an action ie linking
to
> a
> > input.php script - i can do that.
> >
> Here is where the client clicks the "submit" button. Data is posted back
to
> the server, and entered into a database.
> Now, at this point you have processed the data, and entered it into the
> database, but PHP will now demand to send a page back.
> The client won't be able to click the "save" button until the page reloads
> the second time. and then only if he clicks it and not the "submit"
button.
>
> > and the 'save' button would insert it into the database - for example
into
> a
> > 'save' (not yet ready for 'publishing') table - so (the question is)
how
> > can i give make this button send the same data from the same form to a
> > different ('save') table?
> >
> But, this couldn't happen in a single page,,, normaly.
> >
> > i do hope that makes sense though it may be that i am asking the wrong
> > question completely.
> >
> >
> You could save the data every time the submit button is pressed, or use an
> OPTGROUP within the form. With an OPTGROUP the client could select an
> option to either save the data, or not. You could check this value in PHP
> when the form is posted back to the server, and act accordingly.
> Another solution I can think of would be to use the xmlHTTPreq object, if
> javascript dependency isn't a concerne. That way you could post the data
> back to the server without the automatic demand for a new page. And the
> client could still use the "save" button on the same instance of the page
to
> do the saving.
> HTH
> Vince Morgan
>
aha cheers thats given me a good basis for some more investigating, and
thanks again for your patience

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