>From what I understand cookies won't set if you do a redirect... this is
part of what I want the capacity for..
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Patrick Spence, Network Administrator
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Hubbard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [AOLSERVER] Form Posting
> You could also try setting a cookie containing the information before (or
> maybe during) the redirect. That way you wouldn't need a form submission.
> Assuming the client accepts cookies.
> --
> Mark Hubbard: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Microsoft Certified Professional
> "Knowledge is Power."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Spence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Thursday, August 23, 2001 1:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Form Posting
>
>
> >I want to be able to redirect the user to another url on my site, and
send
> >information to the tcl script residing at that url (register_proc) using
> >form data.. without the URL including the content of what I am sending..
> so
> >I can then operate on that sent data without it being painfully clear
what
> >that data is to the average joe user... I don't want to use a database
and
> >store temporary data and refer back to that... it would make it more
> complex
> >and add to the database usage in areas that don't need more of it...
> >
> >I'll grab the latest OpenACS stuff and take a look at that as well as
> Scotts
> >stuff when he releases his next round :)
> >
> >Thank you.. :)
> >
> >
> >--
> > Patrick Spence, Network Administrator
> > Information System Dept.
> > 2401 South 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.vitamist.com
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jerry Asher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 10:52 AM
> >Subject: Re: [AOLSERVER] Form Posting
> >
> >
> >> Where do you want the output of the POST request to go? A) Back to
your
> >> tcl script or B) direct to the user's browser?
> >>
> >> Where do you want to make this POST request to? C) To any arbitrary
> >> webserver or D) to your webserver only?
> >>
> >> A) && C) => use util_httppost from the OpenACS toolkit
> >> B) && C) => screwed (or use util_httppost and then send that output
back
> >> yourself)
> >> D) => use Rob Mayoff's internal redirection module (www.dqd.com)
> >>
> >> Jerry
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 10:07 AM 8/23/01, you wrote:
> >> >I am looking for some easy way (i.e. a tcl routine not a C routine or
> >> >module) to post form data into a URL without passing it on the URL
line
> >> >itself... instead of redirecting to say
> >> >http://www.foo.com/bar?msg1=hello&msg2=bye I would like to do
something
> >> >like this:
> >> >
> >> >add_form_value storagevariable "msg1" "hello"
> >> >add_form_value storagevariable "msg2" "bye"
> >> >
> >> >post_form "http://www.foo.com/bar"; $storagevariable
> >> >
> >> >and have it redirect to the url and post the data the same as if a
user
> >had
> >> >filled out a form and hit "submit" instead of the URL based method..
> >> >
> >> >Does anyone know how to do this? Any help would be appreciated....
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >--
> >> > Patrick Spence, Network Administrator
> >> > Information System Dept.
> >> > 2401 South 24th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034
> >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.vitamist.com
> >>
> >> =====================================================
> >> Jerry Asher [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> 1678 Shattuck Avenue Suite 161 Tel: (510) 549-2980
> >> Berkeley, CA 94709 Fax: (877) 311-8688
