HTML Form/Page and Navigation with multiple buttons

[Steve Holden]

mosscliffe wrote:
> Excellent - thanks for all your help.  I now have a form created by a
> python script executing an HTML page, doing everything I need, except
> for Session Data (probably use hidden fields ?? future research) and
> the actual paging logic !!!
> 
In fact you should find you can name all of the buttons the same. Then 
when you click one the value associated with that name tells you which 
button the user pressed.

Just don't call your button "submit", since that masks a JavaScript form 
method that you will probably end up using sooner or later.

> If I use a link.  I have to add all my hidden fields to the query
> string, otherwise cgi.FieldStorage(), does not return the hidden
> fields. This would also mean users see all the hidden field data.
> 
> Is there another way, other than a cookie ?
> 
> Why is a link better than a button ?
> 
Beats me why you got that advice. Buttons are perfectly adequate for 
that purpose.

However, you can if you want use links with "javascript: ..." href 
values to accomplish local scripting which can do funky stuff like 
setting form field values and submitting the form. This can get tricky 
though, and it sounds like you are maybe a little too new to the web to 
be messing with client-side scripting. Later ...

> I have been using 'post' for my form, to eliminate the displaying of
> field values.
> 
That does make the location bar easier on the user's eye, and is the 
standard way to proceed. It doesn't add anything in the way of security, 
however.

> I accept I am quite niave about FORM/HTML logic.
> 
We all have to start somewhere!

regards
  Steve
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