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Multiple actions per HTML form?

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jackwanders    0
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Is it possible to make an HTML form that has a different action, depending on the button clicked? I have a form w/ two buttons, and each button will do extremely different things. The way I have it layed out on the page really doesn't allow for me to break it up into two forms, though.

So...any way to do this?

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[pioneer]    0
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If you want to achieve that, then another programming/scripting language must be learnt.

I use php and I like it, I think it?s easy to use too.

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Bloozie    1
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ASP.NET :D

Faster than PHP + Easier syntax that PHP = Better than PHP

Only works on WinBoxes though :(

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draelas    0
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ya with php you could have the action run a script that said

if this button is clicked do this

or if this other one is clicked do this other thing

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Dragon75    0
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No you can do with with just a little Client side JavaSript.

First make your first form and button.

Then make a second form with all of the inputs hidden. and put the second button in the form.

If the first form is clicked go as normal.

If the second button is click go to a JS function and copy the data from form one to from two. THis way all the data is now in for two then submit.

It will look something like this

<html>

<head>

<title>Untitled</title>

<script language="JavaScript">

function Copydata(){

document.form2.input1.value = document.form1.input1.value;

document.form2.submit();

}

</script>

</head>

<body>

<FORM METHOD="POST" id=form1 name=form1 action="">

<input type="text" name="input1">

<input type="submit" name="Submit1">

</FORM>

<FORM METHOD="POST" id=form2 name=form2 action="">

<input type="hidden" name="input1">

<input type="button" name="Submit2" value="Submit" onclick="Copydata()">

</FORM>

</body>

</html>

All you need is html and client side Javascript and you are done. Nothing more is need :)

Edited by Dragon75

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jackwanders    0
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Good work, Dragon. Couldn't I do it this way, though:

<html>

<head>

<title>Untitled</title>

<script language="JavaScript">

function Copydata(){

document.form2.input1.value = document.form1.input1.value;

}

</script>

</head>

<body>

<FORM METHOD="POST" id=form1 name=form1 action="firstaction.php">

<input type="text" name="input1">

<input type="submit" name="Submit1">

</FORM>

<FORM METHOD="POST" id=form2 name=form2 action="secondaction.php">

<input type="hidden" name="input1">

<input type="button" name="Submit2" value="Submit" onclick="Copydata()">

</FORM>

</body>

</html>

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Dragon75    0
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Thanks I have done this a few times before.

:)

You need a way to submit the second form. If you look closly it is a button and not a submit so you will need the submit as the end of your function.

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JaytheletterJ    0
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Only works on WinBoxes though

so what's wrong with that? ;)

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