Problems posting with urlencode

[Joseph Chase]

I have the following form :


<form action="/auction/create/" method="post">< p><label
for="auction_cr eated">Created</label><br /></p>
<p><label for="auction_us er">User</label><br /><input id="auction_use r"
name="auction[user]" size="30" type="text" value="" /></p>
<p><label for="auction_au ction_title">Au ction title</label><br /><input
id="auction_auc tion_title" name="auction[auction_title]" size="30"
type="text" value="" /></p>
<p><label for="auction_au ction_url">Auct ion url</label><br /><input
id="auction_auc tion_url" name="auction[auction_url]" size="30" type="text"
value="" /></p>
<p><label for="auction_mo dification_rec" >Modification rec</label><br
/><input id="auction_mod ification_rec" name="auction[modification_re c]"
size="30" type="text" value="" /></p>
<p><label for="auction_st ate">State</label><br /><input id="auction_sta te"
name="auction[state]" size="30" type="text" value="" /></p><input
name="commit" type="submit" value="Create" /></form>


I post the form data with the following calls:

params = urllib.urlencod e({"auction[user]" :user,
"auction[auction_title]": auction_title," auction[auction_url]": auction_url,
"auction[modification_re c]" :recommendation , "auction[state]=":
state,"commit": "Create"})

print "Storing... ."
data = urllib.urlopen( self.baseUrl,pa rams)


When I go and view the inserted record, the record exists, but the field
values are null. It is my thinking that the backend needs the "id" value
for each input value; how do I add that data to the urlencode() call?

When I utilize the above form, all is inserted and all of the field values
appear. What data am I not accounting for with my program; for its obvious
that the browser is sending something to the server that my application is
not.

Thanks.

[Fredrik Lundh]

Re: Problems posting with urlencode

Joseph Chase wrote:
[color=blue]
> When I go and view the inserted record, the record exists, but the field
> values are null. It is my thinking that the backend needs the "id" value
> for each input value; how do I add that data to the urlencode() call?[/color]

since the id isn't part of the form data set:

http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/interact/forms.html#form-data-set

that's a bit unlikely.

printing the params string might help you figure out what's
missing.

</F>

[Steve Holden]

Re: Problems posting with urlencode

Fredrik Lundh wrote:[color=blue]
> Joseph Chase wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>>When I go and view the inserted record, the record exists, but the field
>>values are null. It is my thinking that the backend needs the "id" value
>>for each input value; how do I add that data to the urlencode() call?[/color]
>
>
> since the id isn't part of the form data set:
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/inte...#form-data-set
>
> that's a bit unlikely.
>
> printing the params string might help you figure out what's
> missing.
>[/color]

If there's no chance of putting any debug statements into the processing
script you might consider using a proxy or submitting to a local server
to ensure that you are submitting what you think.

regards
Steve
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