passing vars - popup window problem

**Jerry Stuckle** · Mar 15 '06, 12:55 PM

Re: passing vars - popup window problem

Steve wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I currently have a problem passing a variable value from one page to
> another. Once a form submit button is pressed java pops up a window and
> displays some information. The problem being is variables value needs to
> be passed from the main page to this popup window ... but it isn't. why?
>
>
> the submit button one the PHP page is
>
> $s_download_act ion = "index.$phpEx?p age=downloads";
>
> $download_url = "download.$phpE x";
>
> $hidden_downloa d_vars = '<input type="hidden" name="download_ id"
> value="' . $d_id . '" />';
> $u_download = "<input type=\"submit\" name=\"get_down load\" value=\"" .
> $lang['Download'] . "\" class=\"mainopt ion\" onClick=\"windo w.open('" .
> $download_url . "', '_spdownload', 'HEIGHT=250,res izable=yes,WIDT H=
> 400');return false;\" />";
>
>
> echo '<form action="' . $s_download_act ion . '" method="post">' ;
> echo $hidden_downloa d_vars . '' . $u_download;
> echo '</form>';[/color]

This looks more like javascript, not java.

And I don't see any problem with your PHP code. But it looks like there
are problems with your html and javascript.

First of all - the submit button isn't in the form. Why not? Or is
there more you haven't shown us?

Next, I don't see where you're passing the value to the popup window in
your javascript.

Try a javascript newsgroup.

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**Tyxod** · Mar 15 '06, 01:15 PM

Re: passing vars - popup window problem

"Try a javascript newsgroup." - nope this is more of an html question.
Maybe try an html newsgroup, as this is a common html mistake...

Anyway, the problem is that you are passing a get variable here
(instead of a post var):

$s_download_act ion = "index.$phpEx?p age=downloads";

which is the wrong way to sumbit a get variable through an html form
anyway. Especially when you declare:

method="post"

The possible solution is to have a hidden field like:

<input type="hidden" name="something " value="$s_downl oad_action">

and then catch that in the popup as:

$s_download_act ion_is=$_POST['something'];

of course, if you wish to use

method="get"

then the above would be

$s_download_act ion_is=$_GET['something'];

d · Mar 15 '06, 03:05 PM

Re: passing vars - popup window problem

"Steve" <stuck@need_hel p.co.uk> wrote in message
news:Xns97877EA 21852Csjoinesnt lworldcom@195.9 2.193.157...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I currently have a problem passing a variable value from one page to
> another. Once a form submit button is pressed java pops up a window and
> displays some information. The problem being is variables value needs to
> be passed from the main page to this popup window ... but it isn't. why?
>
>
> the submit button one the PHP page is
>
> $s_download_act ion = "index.$phpEx?p age=downloads";
>
> $download_url = "download.$phpE x";
>
> $hidden_downloa d_vars = '<input type="hidden" name="download_ id"
> value="' . $d_id . '" />';
> $u_download = "<input type=\"submit\" name=\"get_down load\" value=\"" .
> $lang['Download'] . "\" class=\"mainopt ion\" onClick=\"windo w.open('" .
> $download_url . "', '_spdownload', 'HEIGHT=250,res izable=yes,WIDT H=
> 400');return false;\" />";
>
>
> echo '<form action="' . $s_download_act ion . '" method="post">' ;
> echo $hidden_downloa d_vars . '' . $u_download;
> echo '</form>';[/color]

Your form is not actually submitting anything. The submit button is
returning false, which will cancel the form being submitted anywhere. You
could replace the submit with a button, have that create a new window, have
the new window (once loaded) call the opening document, and submit the form
to itself. You can specify a name for the window in the javascript that
creates it, and you can specify a "target" in your <form>. It's messy, but
will have you submitting to a pop-up box.

Posting to a pop-up box seems somewhat dirty. :-P

**Steve** · Mar 16 '06, 12:35 PM

Re: passing vars - popup window problem

"d" <d@example.co m> wrote in
news:MQVRf.3632 8$wl.22600@text .news.blueyonde r.co.uk:
[color=blue]
> "Steve" <stuck@need_hel p.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:Xns97877EA 21852Csjoinesnt lworldcom@195.9 2.193.157...[color=green]
>> Hi,
>>
>> I currently have a problem passing a variable value from one page to
>> another. Once a form submit button is pressed java pops up a window
>> and displays some information. The problem being is variables value
>> needs to be passed from the main page to this popup window ... but it
>> isn't. why?
>>
>>
>> the submit button one the PHP page is
>>
>> $s_download_act ion = "index.$phpEx?p age=downloads";
>>
>> $download_url = "download.$phpE x";
>>
>> $hidden_downloa d_vars = '<input type="hidden" name="download_ id"
>> value="' . $d_id . '" />';
>> $u_download = "<input type=\"submit\" name=\"get_down load\" value=\""
>> . $lang['Download'] . "\" class=\"mainopt ion\"
>> onClick=\"windo w.open('" . $download_url . "', '_spdownload',
>> 'HEIGHT=250,res izable=yes,WIDT H= 400');return false;\" />";
>>
>>
>> echo '<form action="' . $s_download_act ion . '" method="post">' ;
>> echo $hidden_downloa d_vars . '' . $u_download;
>> echo '</form>';[/color]
>
> Your form is not actually submitting anything. The submit button is
> returning false, which will cancel the form being submitted anywhere.
> You could replace the submit with a button, have that create a new
> window, have the new window (once loaded) call the opening document,
> and submit the form to itself. You can specify a name for the window
> in the javascript that creates it, and you can specify a "target" in
> your <form>. It's messy, but will have you submitting to a pop-up
> box.
>
> Posting to a pop-up box seems somewhat dirty. :-P
>
>
>[/color]

I see your point about being dirty! but its only a confirmation window
once the download button is pressed. basically its just saying "The
requested file 'blahblahblah.z ip' will download in the next 3 seconds.

might look at onther way instead ... but thanks anyway.

**Steve** · Mar 16 '06, 12:45 PM

Re: passing vars - popup window problem

"Tyxod" <yrizos@gmail.c om> wrote in news:1142427614 .295685.117830
@i39g2000cwa.go oglegroups.com:
[color=blue]
> "Try a javascript newsgroup." - nope this is more of an html question.
> Maybe try an html newsgroup, as this is a common html mistake...
>
> Anyway, the problem is that you are passing a get variable here
> (instead of a post var):
>
> $s_download_act ion = "index.$phpEx?p age=downloads";
>
> which is the wrong way to sumbit a get variable through an html form
> anyway. Especially when you declare:
>
> method="post"
>
> The possible solution is to have a hidden field like:
>
> <input type="hidden" name="something " value="$s_downl oad_action">
>
> and then catch that in the popup as:
>
> $s_download_act ion_is=$_POST['something'];
>
> of course, if you wish to use
>
> method="get"
>
> then the above would be
>
> $s_download_act ion_is=$_GET['something'];
>[/color]

the variable I am trying to obtain is a hidden var

$hidden_downloa d_vars = '<input type="hidden" name="download_ id"
value="' . $d_id . '" />';

which is in the form like this

echo '<form action="' . $s_download_act ion . '" method="post">' ;
echo $hidden_downloa d_vars . '' . $u_download;
echo '</form>';

the get var your on about in the form element is not the var i am trying
to obtain in the popup window. I need the download_id var as above.

will try it as GET anway and see what happens.

thanks.

passing vars - popup window problem

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