If the form does not submit, then you are using javascript? Can't the single button pass the the key to the product when in turn pulls the price and description and populates both lists?
Pat www.gypsyfarm.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Watson > Sent: Saturday, August 25, 2007 11:38 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [php_mysql] How do I send PHP variable to list menu? > > Hey everyone, > > I have a really good challenge for you all - one that is > presenting a real challenge to me. I have 4 buttons that when > clicked will need to send two separate values to two separate > list menus. One of the values is the price of the item and > the other value is the description of the item. This is not a > shopping cart, and therefore shouldn't function like one. It > is a point of sale program. > > For example, the buttons are being pushed by a person on the > point of sale screen. When a button is pushed, the price of > the item selected (button pushed) goes to one list menu and > the description of the item selected (same button) goes to a > separate list menu. > > I am trying to do the following: > > When a button is pushed on the screen, two things happen: > > 1.) The form does not actually submit. Rather, the price is > passed to list menu #1 and displays a varying price depending > on the price of the item. > > 2.) Simultaneously, the description of the item is passed to > list menu #2 and displays a varying description depending on > the description of the item. > > In essence, I should have two list menus that catch and store > the price in one list menu, and the description in the other > list menu. > Then, I will have the user submit a "Complete Sale" button, > which will submit the form and write the price(s) and > description(s) of items purchased to a transactions table in > the database. > > My problem is I can't seem to figure out how to get the > button to get the two separate variables storing the price > and description, and pass them to the two separate list > menus. I assume this needs to be done as an array as the list > menus will need to be able to store multiple prices and > descriptions (in order of selection), and then use an array > push to loop through and submit all of the items individually > in the list menus to the database table. > > Any help at all on this matter is greatly appreciated! Thanks > in advance for your input! If my details are too difficult to > understand, please let me know. I can elaborate more and/or > even perhaps create an html document that will give you more > of an idea of what I am trying to do (visually). > > Thanks again! > - William > > > > >
