two button form case prob... 1

[mjonson]

thought i had this sorted but was not doing what i thought..

have twobuttons

<form action = "dealaddmain.asp" method = "post">
<input name="action" type="image" src="images/calcbut1_01.gif" width="108" height="50" border="0" value = "X"><input name="action" type="image" src="images/tbot14_02.gif" width="75" height="50" border="0" value = "A">
</form>

then i have the select case at the top of page

<% pagestate = Request.form("action")
Select Case pagestate
Case "X":
response.write "X"
Case "A":
response.write "A"
end select %>

the page refreshed but the values are not displayed
ne ideas welcome

 

[JamesLean]

The image input doesn't return a normal value like other inputs - it returns the x/y coordinates of where the image was clicked.

Add a hidden form field and write a little javascript function, that is called when you click the images, that sets the value of the hidden input and then submits the form.

--James

 

[mjonson]

can you give me an example or should i post this in java forum?

 

[JamesLean]

Something like this:

<form action="test.asp" method="post">
<input type="text" name="txt1" />
<input type="hidden" name="hdnAction" value="" />
<input type="image" src="images/calcbut1_01.gif" onclick="this.form.hdnAction.value='X';" />
<input type="image" src="images/tbot14_02.gif" onclick="this.form.hdnAction.value='A';" />
</form>

Then read the value of Request.Form("hdnAction") on your target page.

--James

 

[mjonson]

ok have it sorted
thanks for the pointers jameslean but have done it without using java

<input name="action" type="image" src="images/calcbut1_01.gif" width="108" height="50" border="0" value = <% pagestate = "X" %>><input name="action" type="image" src="images/tbot14_02.gif" width="75" height="50" border="0" value = <% pagestate = "A"%>>

<input name="pagest" type="hidden" value="<%= Server.HTMLEncode(pagestate&"") %>" size="6" maxlength="6">

then request.form("pagest")
and make the case

 

[mjonson]

after trying to make this page using my idea above
it doesnt work
James Lean' idea DOES so try that(thanks again)

however how do you get the the page to return to the same state it was when the button is clicked?
i mean where the vertical slider is when the page is submitted

it would be ok if the page was refreshed at the bottom as this is where people are clicking the button

 

[mjonson]

put this where you want page to stop
<a name="pagestop"></a>

after your link put
#pagestop