I haven't used XSP so i can't comment on your pipeline structure, but you could use CForms, flow (and a sniff of JXTemplates perhaps) to achieve your goals.

Have a look at the forms block and the examples, below is just a generalized view of how things work.

This might be a big knowledge jump for you, but have a look how cleanly Cocoon handles this standard situation.


<map:match pattern="startforms"> <map:call function="public_startforms"> </map:match>

         (then in flow)
     public_startforms(){
        var formbean = new Packages.my.form.bean();
        //create the form
        var form1 = new Form("form1Model.xml");
        //and the binding
        form1.createBinding("form1Binding.xml");
        //display form
        form1.showForm("show-form/form1");
        //the form contents is stored in the bean
        form1.save(formbean);
        //after submit here

        //now show the second form
        var form2 = new Form("form2Model.xml");
        form2.createBinding("form2Binding.xml");
        //load the bean values of the first form in the second one
        form2.load(formbean);
        form2.showForm("show-form/form2");
        //after submit
         .....
      }


HTH Jorg

Phillip Nicolson wrote:
Can anyone tell me if the following is possible?

I have a web page containing two frames, outerFrame and innerFrame, both
have associated pipelines. Once outerFrame has loaded the innerFrame loads. outerFrame contains a form with a number of fields - what I need to do
is set variables as I pass through the pipeline for the outerFrame that
I can then pick up and use as I pass through the pipeline for the
innerFrame


Within my sitemap I would like to create a number of global variables -
I know this can be done very easily.


However I would like to be able to set the value of these variables in
one pipeline and use them in another, something along the lines of:

<global-variables>
  <global_activity_key />
</global-variables>

<map:match pattern="outerFrame.html"> <map:act type="abc" />
<map:generate src="web/xsp/workflow-main.xsp" type="serverpages"
label="000" />
<map:transform src="............xsl"> <map:parameter name="use-request-parameters" value="true"/>
<!-- Add the action params -->
<map:parameter name="action" value="{action}"/>
<map:parameter name="global:global_activity_key" value="{activity_key}"/>
</map:transform>
<!-- Serialize as HTML -->
<map:serialize type="html" />
</map:match>


<map:match pattern="innerFrame.html"> <map:generate src="web/xsp/.....xsp" type="serverpages" label="000" />
<map:transform src="web/xsl/......xsl"> <map:parameter name="use-request-parameters" value="true"/>
<!-- Add the action params -->
<map:parameter name="action" value="{action}"/>
<map:parameter name="activity_key" value="{global:global_activity_key}"/>
</map:transform>
<!-- Serialize as HTML -->
<map:serialize type="html" />
</map:match>



Is this possible, or do I need to think of a different approach?

Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

thanks




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