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Posted by Martix on 03/29/07 21:41
On Mar 29, 6:35 pm, "Jonathan N. Little" <lws4...@centralva.net>
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> Martix wrote:
> > Jonathan N. Little stated I could use a drop down list box. But I
> > really don't want to do it that way. I really want to use links.
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> But *that* is what form are for* *Submitting* information. Links are for
> *linking* to other pages.
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> >> You can use links there, or you could make them submit buttons. The latter
> >> might be technically easier.
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> > How do I use the links? How do you place the a variable in the code?
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> >> Then you can encode the employee ID into the URLs for the links; something
> >> like
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> >> employee.asp?e_num=6&ID=42
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> >> The code that handles clicking on an employer name needs to retrieve the ID
> >> anyway, and then it should include it into the code that it generates.
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> > As in the example I just displayed. I just need the the employee
> > number to get passed through.
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> >> (Note: In HTML, the "&" needs to be encoded as "&".)
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> > How do I use this information?
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> > <a href="emp_info.asp?e_num=" & document.inputs.Tcc.value>Employee
> > Info </a>
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> You cannot do this without depending on JavaScript...bad idea! Or using
> a login procedure that create a session where the employee id is stored
> and your pages could not be static html, but some version of
> server-side, like your emp_info.asp. "emp_info.asp" would no get the
> e_num form the query string but from the value stored in the session...
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> But would you not say that it is easier to eat soup with a spoon and not
> a fork? There is a mechanism for submitting data...it is called a form.
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> --
> Take care,
>
> Jonathan
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So even if I had a row of buttons instead of link. How would I code it
so that each button links it to a different page? I don't want to use
a list box
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