Can a form's action be a function?

[pugs421]

I was looking at someone elses code in javascript and I see that the form's action is a function.
ex. <FORM METHOD='POST' ACTION=&quot;javascript:LogIt('M-A-T-R-I-X','20030809')&quot;> (LogIt being the function). Can I do that in php? whats the propper syntax?

 

[farley99]

That will not work.

 

[pugs421]

What do you mean it wont work, I pulled that from a working site. Actually my company's.

 

[vbkris]

can we have the entire code?

and fraley99 it might work if the function LogIt returns a value.

Known is handfull, Unknown is worldfull

 

[spookie]

A javascript function is valled on an event.
SO probably u want to call the function on onSubmit() event of a form.
ie

<FORM METHOD='POST' ACTION=&quot;&quot; onSubmit=&quot;javascript:LogIt('M-A-T-R-I-X','20030809')&quot;>

if u want to handle that using PHP, u can incorporate the javascript code in PHP.
ie

<FORM METHOD='POST' ACTION=&quot;action.php&quot;>
..

in action.php u can incorporate the function like
echo &quot;<script language=javascript>&quot; ;
echo &quot;function LogIt('M-A-T-R-I-X','20030809'){
....
&quot; ;
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Note however that u cant access Javascript variables in php, but vice a versa is possible as PHP is executed at server side ie before javascript gets ececuted on client side.





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[pugs421]

<script language='Javascript'>
<!--
function LogIt(pVch, pDate)
{
var cLoc;
var pVB = document.TheViewer.VIEWER.value;
if (pVB=='') {
alert('Please Enter Your Name');
}
else
{
cLoc = '

http://XXXXXXXXXX.net/cgi/iArcsLogIt.exe?vchscreenname='

+ pVch + '&viewedby=' + pVB + '&date=' + pDate;
window.open( cLoc, 'LogitStatus', 'toobar=no,height=200,width=500,directories=no,status=no,scrollbars=yes,resize=no,menubar=no' );
}
}//-->
</script>


<FORM METHOD='POST' ACTION=&quot;javascript:LogIt('M_A_D_O_N_N_A','20030809')&quot;><INPUT TYPE='hidden' NAME='SCREENNAME' VALUE='M_A_D_O_N_N_A'><INPUT TYPE='hidden' NAME='DATE' VALUE='20030809'><INPUT TYPE='submit' VALUE='Log as Viewed'></FORM>

 

[pugs421]

I asked this question as an indirect way of figuring out my real question. I just didn't want to pose a 'How do they do this?' question. But here it is anyway if anyone could point me in the right direction.

thread434-627095

 

[NullTerminator]

just remember that the function is executed in the clients browser, far away from the php server, so you can't call a php function from the form.

Logit could take you to another web page or open another window with a web page in it...
javascript...
function Logit(name, date) {
document.forms[0].action='

http://server.com/logit.php?name='

+ name +'date=' + date;
document.forms[0].submit();
}

or see the javascript window.open() method

 

[pugs421]

Yeah. i solved the problem by passing the varibles to a pop up and storing my variables in a session variable array.