can I do ?/itemno=x
okay, I'll try it.
Ivelin Ivanov wrote:
>The name of the itemNo attribute has to have a / prefix: "/itemNo".
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>I will make a change in the Form impl to tolerate parameters without leading
>/.
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>Send me the code of your action if this doesn't work.
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>Ivelin
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, July 15, 2002 8:37 AM
>Subject: Re: passing a value into an XML form from somewhere else
>
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>>I still don't think I'm explaining this correctly.. I want to get the
>>value of an HTTPRequest parameter that called the XMLForm
>>but was *not* part of the XMLForm into the XMLForm or into the bean.
>>
>>
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>>
>http://www.superlinksoftware.com/cocoon/samples/bringmethis/action/postoffer
>.html?itemNo=3
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>>So when I call that, I want the (not hidden now, but hopefully will be
>>
>>
>again) itemNo to be populated
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>>with the 3. From the form, how do I get itemNo into the model or the
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>form, without making the calling
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>>screen part of the XMLForm?
>>
>>-Andy
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>>
>>Ivelin Ivanov wrote:
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>>>I assume your cinclude transformer substitures the actual value.
>>>
>>>This is what you could do:
>>>
>>><xf:hidden ref="myprop">
>>> <xf:value><ci:include link="..."></xf:value>
>>></xf:hidden>
>>>
>>>Now after cinclude substitues the value, the XMLFormTransformer will not
>>>(should not) use the value of the bean property, but the explicitly
>>>specified value in the markup instead.
>>>
>>>How is that?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Ivelin Ivanov wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Seems like you extended the framework to support xmlform-model ;)
>>>>>This has been discussed before, maybe we should check it in.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>I didn't do it... It must already be there...?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Of course this is a little delicate, because the model can be a DOM
>>>>>
>>>>>
>node.
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>>>>>As to your question, why don't you use xf:hidden? See the most recent
>>>>>XMLForm demo.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>Right, but how do I get the value into the hidden from OUTSIDE the
>>>>xmlform pipeline? meaning how do I pass a parameter into the
>>>>xmlfrom-based pipeline and get it INTO the xmlfrom. I made it textbox
>>>>so I could see it was always 0 instead of 3.
>>>>
>>>>-Andy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Ivelin
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 6:58 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: passing a value into an XML form from somewhere else
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Sure.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>here is the offer action (which loads the form)
>>>>>>
>>>>>><map:match pattern="action/postoffer.html">
>>>>>> <map:act type="OfferAction">
>>>>>> <map:parameter name="xmlform-id" value="offer-form"/>
>>>>>> <map:parameter name="xmlform-scope" value="session"/>
>>>>>> <map:parameter name="xmlform-model" value="OfferBean"/>
>>>>>> <map:generate src="content/form/{page}.xml"/>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <map:transform type="cinclude"/>
>>>>>> <map:transform type="xmlform" label="xml"/>
>>>>>> <map:transform src="stylesheets/form2html.xsl"/>
>>>>>> <map:transform
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>src="context://stylesheets/xmlform/xmlform2html.xsl"/>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> <map:serialize type="html"/>
>>>>>> </map:act>
>>>>>></map:match>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>here is the url which calls it
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>http://www.superlinksoftware.com/cocoon/samples/bringmethis/action/postoff
>>>
>>>
>e
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>r
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>.html?itemNo=3
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Where the screen calling the form is not itself an XML form. However
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>it
>
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>>>>>>needs to pass a parameter to be stored
>>>>>>in a hidden field (or otherwise poke it into the OfferBean attached to
>>>>>>the form).
>>>>>>
>>>>>>You can actually go here:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>http://www.superlinksoftware.com/cocoon/samples/bringmethis/category/Antiq
>>>
>>>
>u
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>e
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>s/3.html?category=Antiques
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>and see what I mean (click on Make An Offer)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>-Andy
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Ivelin Ivanov wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Myabe I misunderstand the problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Can you send your sitemap and some more details.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>From: "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>>Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 5:39 PM
>>>>>>>Subject: Re: passing a value into an XML form from somewhere else
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Ivelin Ivanov wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>The name of the parameter has to represent the XPath to the bean
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>property.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>See the html source of an xmlform page to see how element names are
>>>>>>>>>translated into widgets @name attributes.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Does this help?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>I don't think so. I need to pass the data into the pipeline from
>>>>>>>>outside. If I just pass the same parameter as a propery it
>>>>>>>>is not picking it up. Or at least its not ending up in the form.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>-Andy
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>Ivelin
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>>>>From: "Andrew C. Oliver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>>>>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>>>>Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 11:50 AM
>>>>>>>>>Subject: Q: passing a value into an XML form from somewhere else
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Hi All,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I've got a situation where I have multiple items on a dynamically
>>>>>>>>>>generated page and I want to be able to allow the user to
>>>>>>>>>>click on a link and "post an offer" on them. So for instance
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>on
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.superlinksoftware.com/cocoon/samples/bringmethis/category/Ant
>>>>>
>>>>>
>i
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>q
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>u
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>e
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>s/3.html
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>I want to be able to have the user click
>>>>>>>>>>"make an offer"
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>http://www.superlinksoftware.com/cocoon/samples/bringmethis/action/posto
>>>>>
>>>>>
>f
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>f
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>e
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>r
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>.html?itemNo=3
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>which will pass to an XMLForm based action.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>The problem is I need itemNo to end up in my OfferBean.java along
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>with
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>the user populated fields in the form. How do I take
>>>>>>>>>>an http parameter and get it into the bean attached to an XMLForm?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Andy
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
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