On May 31, 5:19 pm, Steve Holden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- > Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 > Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com > Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden > ------------------ Asciimercial --------------------- > Get on the web: Blog, lens and tag your way to fame!! > holdenweb.blogspot.com squidoo.com/pythonology > tagged items: del.icio.us/steve.holden/python > All these services currently offer free registration! > -------------- Thank You for Reading ----------------
Mr Holden, Thanks for the button naming tip. Just aquired your book, so hopefully I will need to ask less questions in the future. Sorting out some sort of session management is my next task. Being a bit old fashioned, I am against javascript, because I need my site to work with simple mobile phone browsers, which do not always support javascript. Richard -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list