--- Richard Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I assume there's a simple way to do the following, > but I can't find > it in the documentation. > > I understand how to use a form to pass data to, and > start, a Rev cgi > process, for example: > > <form > action="http://myserver/cgi-bin/DoRevRoutine.cgi"; > method="get"> > .... form data goes in here, which is received in > the Rev script > through $QUERY_STRING > <input type="submit" value="search"> > </form> > > How do I pass data to, and start, a Rev cgi process > using just a > hyperlink? > > I'm guessing I can use this type of html syntax: > <a href=http://myserver/cgi-bin/DoRevRoutine.cgi.... > with something coming after ".cgi" which can pass > data to the Rev cgi > script. > > What's the syntax for creating the hyperlink and > then receiving and > parsing the data in the script? > > Thanks. > Richard Miller >
Hi Richard, For CGI scripts that are called using the HTTP GET method, you'll take the URL and append a question mark and a URL-encoded version of the parameters, where the parameters are in key-value pairs with an equal sign between the key and the value, and multiple parameters separated by ampersands. Example: <http://www.example.com/cgi-bin/myscript.cgi?param1=value1¶m2=value2> Your CGI script will then get the $QUERY_STRING: "param1=value1¶m2=value2" If your CGI script uses the POST method, you can use the libUrlFormData function - see the Revolution dictionary for detailed information. Hope this helped, Jan Schenkel. Quartam Reports & PDF Library for Revolution <http://www.quartam.com> ===== "As we grow older, we grow both wiser and more foolish at the same time." (La Rochefoucauld) ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
