Just use a hidden form with hidden fields and let the browser do all
the work. Of course, you can build the url yourself as long as you
encode the url.
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// Robert Rainwater
On 1/20/2001, 9:27:54 AM EST, Michael wrote about "[Dynapi-Help] menu question...":
> I've just about finished my own version of what you are describing. How exactly
> do you plan on allowing for get type forms. As far as I know, this requires the
> data to be "compiled" by the browser and then submitted as a series of packets.
> So far, I can only see a way of generating the url for a post form.
> Richard :o wrote:
>> yes, it is a browser problem, but I'm making a replacement form object as a
>> dynapi widget, so you can have text input etc without using a form, and keep
>> the same post & get properties etc. I should have working example up in the
>> weekend, or begin next week.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Richard :o
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> (Everything running on, and ported to the 19/12/2000 snapshot of DynAPI2)
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joseph Crotty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 7:10 PM
>> Subject: [Dynapi-Help] menu question...
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I am a perl programmer(well, mostly perl) that maintains an application
>> > comprised of cgi scripts and of course HTML front ends/forms. The index
>> > page users log into is a frame set(two frames - a narrow vertical one on
>> the
>> > left with a static menu, and a large one on the right where the HTML front
>> > end/forms and scripts run).
>> >
>> > I want to drop the frameset and instead use DynAPI2 to generate a
>> horizontal
>> > dynamic menu bar running the top of the screen with the HTML/CGI stuff
>> > below. My concern is that in a very simple test case I built(code below)
>> > the dynlayer I created would not cover over <select> boxes in IE 5.x that
>> > exist in several of the HTML front ends/forms.
>> >
>> > Is there an elegant work around for this problem?
>> >
>> > Thanks for any critique and/or ideas,
>> >
>> > JDog
>> >
>> >
>> > <html>
>> > <head>
>> > <title>DynAPI Distribution: Create Example</title>
>> >
>> > <script language="Javascript" src="../js/dynapi.js"></script>
>> > <script language="Javascript">
>> >
>> > DynAPI.setLibraryPath('../js/lib/')
>> >
>> > DynAPI.include('dynapi.api.dynlayer')
>> > DynAPI.include('dynapi.api.browser')
>> > DynAPI.include('dynapi.api.dyndocument')
>> >
>> > DynAPI.onLoad=function() {
>> > myLayer = new DynLayer()
>> > myLayer.setSize(DynAPI.document.getWidth(),50)
>> > myLayer.setBgColor('#000000')
>> > myLayer.moveTo(0,0)
>> > this.document.addChild(myLayer)
>> > }
>> >
>> > </script>
>> > </head>
>> >
>> > <body>
>> > <table width="75%" border="1">
>> > <tr>
>> > <td>
>> > <input type="text" name="textfield">
>> > </td>
>> > <td>
>> > <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
>> > </td>
>> > <td>
>> > <input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="checkbox">
>> > </td>
>> > <td>
>> > <input type="radio" name="radiobutton" value="radiobutton">
>> > </td>
>> > <td>
>> > <select name="select">
>> > </select>
>> > </td>
>> > <td>
>> > <input type="hidden" name="hiddenField">
>> > </td>
>> > </tr>
>> > </table>
>> > </body>
>> > </html>
>> >
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