Re: Multiple Form Fields
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = The only problem that I can see is if a check box is left empty then itsends nothing at all therefore your checkbox names as variables will showliteral variable names rather than evaluated variables with a blank value.instead of:[showif [_macaddict]!]you will need something like:[showif [url][raw][_macaddict][/raw][/url]=[url][_macaddict][/url]]The extra urling is just a good practice to get into just in case yourvariable contains any harmful characters.Best of luck,Paul Fowler> From: Clint Davis
> Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk)> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 12:58:28> To: (WebCatalog Talk)> Subject: Multiple Form Fields> > This may be a silly question BUT...> > I would like to take the input from multiple form fields on a single> page and insert them into a single field in a database.> > One example:> A form will offer check boxes that correspond to the names of several> different magazines. I would like all the information associated with> the _checked_ boxes to be inserted into a [magazines] field in my> database.> > Would something like this work (all on a single page):> > > > [showif [Display]=Thanks]> [append db=my.db&magazines=[showif> [_macaddict]!][url]macaddict,[/url][/showif][showif> [_macworld]!][url]macworld[/url][/showif]][formvariables> name=_&exact=F][getchars> start=2][name][/getchars]=[url][value][/url]&[/formvariables][/append]> [/showif]> > > > _______________________> > Clint Davis> Gray Loon Marketing Group> 812.422.9999> > cdavis@grayloon.com> > -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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The only problem that I can see is if a check box is left empty then itsends nothing at all therefore your checkbox names as variables will showliteral variable names rather than evaluated variables with a blank value.instead of:[showif [_macaddict]!]you will need something like:[showif [url][raw][_macaddict][/raw][/url]=[url][_macaddict][/url]]The extra urling is just a good practice to get into just in case yourvariable contains any harmful characters.Best of luck,Paul Fowler> From: Clint Davis > Reply-To: (WebCatalog Talk)> Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 12:58:28> To: (WebCatalog Talk)> Subject: Multiple Form Fields> > This may be a silly question BUT...> > I would like to take the input from multiple form fields on a single> page and insert them into a single field in a database.> > One example:> A form will offer check boxes that correspond to the names of several> different magazines. I would like all the information associated with> the _checked_ boxes to be inserted into a [magazines] field in my> database.> > Would something like this work (all on a single page):> > > > [showif [Display]=Thanks]> [append db=my.db&magazines=[showif> [_macaddict]!][url]macaddict,[/url][/showif][showif> [_macworld]!][url]macworld[/url][/showif]][formvariables> name=_&exact=F][getchars> start=2][name][/getchars]=[url][value][/url]&[/formvariables][/append]> [/showif]> > > > _______________________> > Clint Davis> Gray Loon Marketing Group> 812.422.9999> > cdavis@grayloon.com> > -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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