Form data not being passed...?

[buzzt]

When I set the action of my form to the processing page, everything works great. But if I use a javascript to open the processing page in a new window, the form data is not passed. What should I do?

Here is the Javascript:
<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot; type=&quot;text/JavaScript&quot;>
<!--
function openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) {
window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
//-->
</script>


Here is the form code:
<form name=number method=post>
Number of Tickets: <input type=text size=3 maxlength=3 name=number value=&quot;1&quot;>  <input type=submit value=Submit onClick=&quot;openBrWindow('

https://someURL/order-form.php','Or...,scrollbars=yes,width=600,height=500')&quot;>

</form>

 

[buzzt]

The only way I have found is to write the URL like so:

https://someURL/order-form.php?number=<?

echo $number ?>

Is there not a better way?

 

[sleipnir214]

No, there is not.

Opening the script in a new window is not enough -- you must also pass the necessary variables into the script.

Including the variables and values on the URL is exactly what your web browser does when you submit data through a GET-method HTML form.

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[vbkris]

well i can sugest an alternative method. open up an html page with a lot of hidden fields. when the HTML page opens using javascript fill all the values from the opening page to the hidden fileds. now submit the HTML page.

it is a tiresome method. but still it is a method...

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