Passing a variable in URL from button

[nevets2001uk]

I have a search engine working on my site now and currently pass the original search from page one to page two through the form POST method.

However I would rather pass the variable in the URL as I am allowing users to page results and bookmark searches. I have done this within my paging using the following code...

<a href=&quot;<% =strURL %>?search=<% =Server.URLEncode(searchstring) %>&page=<% =PageCurrent+1 %>&quot;>[Next
&gt;&gt;]</a>

This works correctly. How would I pass my original search when a button is clicked on a form? I tried...

<form action=&quot;search_results.asp?search=&quot; &<% =Server.URLEncode(PartNo) %> method=POST>

but this made no difference.

Any ideas?

Steve Gordon

 

[mumbojumbo]

Build up the url using

Request.ServerVariables (&quot;SCRIPT_NAME&quot



ooooooooooooooooooooooooh bugger.

 

[Biffy13]

You can also use

Request.ServerVariables(&quot;QUERY_STRING&quot

so you could use:

<form action=&quot;search_results.asp?<% =Request.ServerVariables(&quot;QUERY_STRING&quot%> method=POST>

or even:

<form action=&quot;<%=Request.ServerVariables(&quot;SCRIPT_NAME&quot&&quot;?&quot;& Request.ServerVariables(&quot;QUERY_STRING&quot%> method=POST>

(Note, the Request.ServerVariables(&quot;QUERY_STRING&quot does not includes the initial ?)

 

[nevets2001uk]

I'm a bit new to this and havn't been able to get those to work. Let me clarify the main problem.

I have a form with a text box and a button.

When the button is clicked the results page should be loaded and search_results.asp

This works at the moment but I pass the textbox value with the form and pick it up with requrest.form

I want to be able to create the following in the url when the button is clicked so that I can pick up the value of the search from there...

something like

http://localhost/search_results.asp?search=searchstring&page=1

Can I just put that into the address bar on a button click. From there i should be able to get it working.

You replys didn't seem to make any noticable changes.

 

[Biffy13]

If you want the search string to go in the URL, change the method of your form from POST to GET

eg.
<form action=&quot;search_results.asp?search=&quot; &<% =Server.URLEncode(PartNo) %> method=GET>

The GET method passes the form parameters into the URL.

But I am still not sure if this is what you want to do...???

You could try:

<input type=&quot;button&quot; name=&quot;search&quot; value=&quot;whatever&quot; onClick=&quot;Javascript:window.location.href('search_results.asp?<%=Request.form(&quot;search&quot%>';&quot

Is this more like what you are trying to do??

 

[shaddow]

Ok you have a form. so why bother to use query strings?
Try to use a hidden field who stores the old search querry
<form action=&quot;search_results.asp&quot;>
<input type=hidden name=search value=<%=Request(&quot;search&quot%>>
</form>

or use Biffy13 ideea

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George, M

 

[nevets2001uk]

Thanks everyone for your help. I have got it all working now. Ended up scrapping the form entirely as it really wasn't needed.

Ended up using a variation of Biffy13's idea and creating a vbScript sub for the onclick event of the button.

Cheers!