python cgi questions

[Kevin Cazabon]

I'd suggest going at it the other way around:

Use a normal submit button for the form, and include an onclick to
update the href location of the frame to the downloaded file.  Kind of
like:

<form method=POST action="myform.cgi" name="form1">
<input type=hidden name=whatever value=crap>
<input type=submit name=submit value=submit
onclick="_self.location.href='/downloads/file.exe'">
</form>

I believe that will do what you want... try it out though first, of
course, it's written off the top of my head.

No cgi is really needed here, except myform.cgi for taking the info
from the form and updating the database.  You could even use a
variable value in the onclick so that it downloaded a file specified
by some other item on the form.
(onclick="_self.location.href=self.form1.selectfieldname.value"

Kevin Cazabon.



"DeepBlue" <DeepBlue at DeepBlue.org> wrote in message news:<8SRQ7.22622$zp5.1091695 at typhoon.austin.rr.com>...
> I have the following cgi python question.
> I need to allow users to download  files through a series of HREF links.
> But also I need to be able to update a database table when a user clicks on
> the link.
> So, each file to be downloaded is in its separate Form.  And each link has
> an ONCLICK event that submits the form for the corresponding file.  When the
> form is submitted I was hoping that the database is updated with values in
> hidden fields in each form, and the user can download the file.
> But, I can accomplish only one thing:  either the form is submitted or the
> file is downloaded.
> Can both things be accomplished:
> 1.  File is downloaded when link is clicked, and
> 2.  Form is submitted through onclick event in javascript
> (onclick=document.form.submit)
> 
> 
> Also, is it possible using a python script to submit a form in the
> background without anything being returned to the browser?
> In this case, I send the information via the python script (form submitted)
> and the database is updated, but nothing is returned to the browser so that
> the current page stays as is.
> Thanks for any help or hints,
> DB