Other the alternative is to you can use javascript to change your ACTION
property URL ( of the FORM element ) based on your button clicked and then
submit the form through document.submit() method of javascript.
>Liz:
>
>How about having a "DecidingServlet" in the action url of your JSP form.
>(Make sure the method is post). In DecidingServlet, do a
>getParameter("ButtonA") and getParameter(ButtonB") and use a
>RequestDispatcher in the following way:
>
>if (req.getParameter("ButtonA") != null){
> Code to forward to servlet A with ReqDispatcher;
>}
>else if (req.getParameter("ButtonB") != null) {
> Code to forward to servlet B with ReqDispatcher;
>}
>
>//IMPORTANT: Do not add any code here in DecidingServlet! If you do, this
>part of the code wil in fact be executed after the forward..
>Hope this helps!
>Geeta
>
>Liz Stanley wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have an HTML form on a JSP which has the user select one or more items
>using checkboxes. I have two buttons, say ButtonA and ButtonB. If the user
>clicks ButtonA, I want to post to ServletA. If the user clicks ButtonB, I
>want to post to ServletB.
> >
> > The problem is, I have to specify the form action before knowing which
>button the user will click. I've tried a couple of things that haven't
>worked. One is using something like this for ButtonB (with the form action
>being ServletA):
> >
> > <INPUT Type=BUTTON name=buttonB value="buttonB"
>onClick="JavaScript:location.href='/ServletB;'">
> >
> > And the result is that no parameters (namely, the selected checkbox
>items) are sent to ServletB.
> >
> > The other thing I've tried is making ButtonB's input type SUBMIT, so it
>submits to ServletA, but using the RequestDispatcher to forward on to
>ServletB. What winds up happening here is that it does go to ServletB, but
>actually continues back onto ServletA (I assume because that's the form
>action.)
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > Liz Stanley
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.gymell.com
> >
> >
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