Thanks, that worked. One last question...
how do I grab a hidden input value?
("#placebid").click(function() {
$.ajax ({
type: "POST",
data: {
mybid: $('#mybid').val()
listingid: $('#listingid').val()
},
url: "ajax/place_bid.php",
success: function(msg) {
$
("#bidform").find("#msg").not(".alert").append(msg)
}
});
});
is the above correct for multiable data values?
On Jun 7, 10:04 am, "Mike Alsup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It looks like you're not actually using a form element so you need to
> handle the data manually. Try adding a data property like this:
>
> $("#placebid").click(function() {
> $.ajax ({
> type: "POST",
> data: { mybid: $('#mybid').val() },
> url: "ajax/place_bid.php",
> success: function(msg) {
> $("#bidform").find("#msg").not(".alert").append(msg)
> }
> });
>
> });
>
> You should then be able to extract the bid from your $_POST var on the server.
>
> Mike
>
> On 6/7/07, Ken Iovino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I'm in the middle of creating a bidding system with the help of
> > jQuery. I'd like the actual bid process to be all Ajax. I have one
> > input field for the price and a submit button to send it. Problem is I
> > don't know how to send the users value from the input field to the php
> > file.
>
> > I'm trying to get these basics functions down so I don't have to
> > bother anyone else :p.
>
> > 1 - User adds a price and clicks submit.
> > 2 - if there is a error message, show it and when the user resubmits,
> > delete the old error message and show the new message.
>
> > Here is the basic code I'm using. I deleted alot of code surrounding
> > it to keep it simple.
>
> > $("#placebid").click(function() {
> > $.ajax ({
> > type: "POST",
> > url: "ajax/place_bid.php",
> > success: function(msg) {
> > $("#bidform").find("#msg").not(".alert").append(msg)
> > }
> > });
>
> > });
>
> > <div class="bidform" id="bidform">
> > <div class="msg" id="msg"></div>
> > Your Bid: <span class="green"><strong>$</strong></span> <input
> > type="text" name="mybid" id="mybid" class="inputbutton" value=""
> > size="10" /> <input type="submit" class="inputbutton" id="placebid"
> > value="Place Bid" tabindex="1" title="" />
> > </div>
>
> > Can anyone send me in the right direction? I'm pretty good at PHP
> > coding, but I'm a newbie when it comes to jQuery. Thanks in advanced!
