help! passing list value using href

[kid]

hi guys need help again...

i need to pass my form values in the browser's address bar using href.

can anyone help me on how to do this? thanks and God bless.

[nathj]

hi guys need help again...

i need to pass my form values in the browser's address bar using href.

can anyone help me on how to do this? thanks and God bless.

Hi,

Set the form method to 'GET' and away you go. This would mean that the information could be seen by on the address bar. It may be better to use 'POST' and then access it at the other side using $_POST[]. If it can't be seen it has to be safer.

Take a look at form methods, it's fairly straight forward stuff, and you should be up and running in no time.

Cheers
nathj

[kid]

Hi,

Set the form method to 'GET' and away you go. This would mean that the information could be seen by on the address bar. It may be better to use 'POST' and then access it at the other side using $_POST[]. If it can't be seen it has to be safer.

Take a look at form methods, it's fairly straight forward stuff, and you should be up and running in no time.

Cheers
nathj

hi! i know how to use that method but my real problem is i want to display the value of my list in the address bar of browser this is my sample code but it is not working.

<div align='left'>Re gion&nbsp
<select name='region' id='region'>
<option value='****' selected>[Select]</option>
<option value='LUZON'>L uzon</option>
<option value='VISAYAS' >Visayas</option>
</select>
<?
$a = $_GET['region'];
?>


<a href='page.php? region=$a' >sample</a>

can you help me on this? please

[nathj]

Hi,

Could you post the full code for the form? This may shed some more light on the matter.

Cheers
nathj

[kid]

Hi,

Could you post the full code for the form? This may shed some more light on the matter.

Cheers
nathj

<form id="all_region " name="all_regio n" method="GET" action="">
<label>
<select name="region" id="region">
<option value="****">[Select]</option>
<option value="LUZON">L uzon</option>
<option value="VISAYAS" >Visayas</option>
</select>
</label>
<?
$a = $_GET["Region"];
?>
<p><a href="page.php? region=<? echo $a ?>">GO</a></p>
</form>


this is my code but it is not working i cannot echo $a in my browser.

[nathj]

Hi,

there is nothing to submit your form and the action is empty.

If you want it to stay on the same page set the action to that page and then add aubmit button to the form.

At the top of the page you can test for the $_GET[] variableand if it has been set then do whatever needs to be done otherwise display the form.

The information in the $_GET[] array is not set until the form is submitted. So you need to submit the form in order to set the array.

Cheers
nathj

[entertainmentliveuk]

<form id="all_region " name="all_regio n" method="GET" action="">
<label>
<select name="region" id="region">
<option value="****">[Select]</option>
<option value="LUZON">L uzon</option>
<option value="VISAYAS" >Visayas</option>
</select>
</label>
<?
$a = $_GET["Region"];
?>
<p><a href="page.php? region=<? echo $a ?>">GO</a></p>
</form>


this is my code but it is not working i cannot echo $a in my browser.

OK I think what you need is this:
[PHP]
<form id="all_region " name="all_regio n" method="GET" action="">
<label>
<select name="region" id="region">
<option value="****">[Select]</option>
<option value="LUZON">L uzon</option>
<option value="VISAYAS" >Visayas</option>
</select>
</label>
<?
if(isset($_REQU EST["region"]))
{
$a = $_REQUEST["region"];
?>
<p><a href="page.php? region=<? echo $a ?>">GO</a></p>
<?
}
else
{ ?>
<input type="submit" value="Update link">
</form>
} ?>
[/PHP]

I have not tested this, but first you need to submit the information to the same page (action=""), then using the if(isset(bla)) code, capture the submitted 'region' value.