Seems like you extended the framework to support xmlform-model ;)
This has been discussed before, maybe we should check it in.
Of course this is a little delicate, because the model can be a DOM node.
As to your question, why don't you use xf:hidden? See the most recent
XMLForm demo.
Ivelin
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From: "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: passing a value into an XML form from somewhere else
> Sure.
>
> here is the offer action (which loads the form)
>
> <map:match pattern="action/postoffer.html">
> <map:act type="OfferAction">
> <map:parameter name="xmlform-id" value="offer-form"/>
> <map:parameter name="xmlform-scope" value="session"/>
> <map:parameter name="xmlform-model" value="OfferBean"/>
> <map:generate src="content/form/{page}.xml"/>
>
> <map:transform type="cinclude"/>
> <map:transform type="xmlform" label="xml"/>
> <map:transform src="stylesheets/form2html.xsl"/>
> <map:transform
src="context://stylesheets/xmlform/xmlform2html.xsl"/>
> <map:serialize type="html"/>
> </map:act>
> </map:match>
>
> here is the url which calls it
>
>
http://www.superlinksoftware.com/cocoon/samples/bringmethis/action/postoffer
.html?itemNo=3
>
> Where the screen calling the form is not itself an XML form. However it
> needs to pass a parameter to be stored
> in a hidden field (or otherwise poke it into the OfferBean attached to
> the form).
>
> You can actually go here:
>
http://www.superlinksoftware.com/cocoon/samples/bringmethis/category/Antique
s/3.html?category=Antiques
>
> and see what I mean (click on Make An Offer)
>
> -Andy
>
>
> Ivelin Ivanov wrote:
>
> >Myabe I misunderstand the problem.
> >
> >Can you send your sitemap and some more details.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:39 PM
> >Subject: Re: passing a value into an XML form from somewhere else
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>Ivelin Ivanov wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>The name of the parameter has to represent the XPath to the bean
> >>>
> >>>
> >property.
> >
> >
> >>>See the html source of an xmlform page to see how element names are
> >>>translated into widgets @name attributes.
> >>>
> >>>Does this help?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>I don't think so. I need to pass the data into the pipeline from
> >>outside. If I just pass the same parameter as a propery it
> >>is not picking it up. Or at least its not ending up in the form.
> >>
> >>-Andy
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Ivelin
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>>Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 11:50 AM
> >>>Subject: Q: passing a value into an XML form from somewhere else
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Hi All,
> >>>>
> >>>>I've got a situation where I have multiple items on a dynamically
> >>>>generated page and I want to be able to allow the user to
> >>>>click on a link and "post an offer" on them. So for instance
> >>>>
> >>>>on
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
>
>>http://www.superlinksoftware.com/cocoon/samples/bringmethis/category/Antiq
u
> >>
> >>
> >e
> >
> >
> >>>s/3.html
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>I want to be able to have the user click
> >>>>"make an offer"
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
>
>>http://www.superlinksoftware.com/cocoon/samples/bringmethis/action/postoff
e
> >>
> >>
> >r
> >
> >
> >>>.html?itemNo=3
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>which will pass to an XMLForm based action.
> >>>>
> >>>>The problem is I need itemNo to end up in my OfferBean.java along with
> >>>>the user populated fields in the form. How do I take
> >>>>an http parameter and get it into the bean attached to an XMLForm?
> >>>>
> >>>>Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>>Andy
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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