Simple form without any redirect

albert1955 · 7th June 10, 06:50 AM

Hello
I am trying to make a form - just one question with 3 options
but I dont want anything to happen when its submitted
just to remain on the page
something like the small polls you see, but I need to collect the responses as well

thanks for any help
A

chrishirst · 10th June 10, 12:24 PM

leave the action attribute empty for a form that submits to itself.
<form .... action="" ...>

MinatureCookie · 13th June 10, 01:58 PM

If you want it to remain on the page it's been sent on, this is going into AJAX. Basically, the form submits to a page through Javascript, as if attempting to get an XML file.
It is, however, kinda complicated - I'm not sure how much experience you have? http://www.tizag.com/ajaxTutorial/ajaxform.php - that's a link to a tutorial explaining through it, if you're confident enough with Javascript though

chrishirst · 13th June 10, 04:22 PM

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If you want it to remain on the page it's been sent on, this is going into AJAX.

No it doesn't!

MinatureCookie · 13th June 10, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by chrishirst

No it doesn't!

...It does if you want the form to do anything? Your code would load the original page again; not remain on that page. There's a difference.

chrishirst · 13th June 10, 04:57 PM

Do I take it that you're not a programmer then?

You simply include the code that handles the form data in the document, then check for the submit button being pressed or form data being present.
Then you either process the form data or show the form to the user.

MinatureCookie · 13th June 10, 05:04 PM

Or we can take it that you're not thinking about this properly...
If he's trying to create a poll, then he'll need it to submit to a server-side page to register the results of the form. If he wants it to remain on the page, without reloading the page, he will need AJAX to allow the javascript to communicate with the server-side file.
Simply reloading the page with the server-side code on that page will not have the same effect.

chrishirst · 13th June 10, 05:57 PM

Oh please, would you like me to demonstrate how simple it is to collect form data ON THE SAME PAGE as the form is??

Vote in a poll, send email, login, add comments to a page, or ANYTHING
Let me know and I can have a demonstration page live and fully operational for you in under 30 minutes! WITHOUT any use of AJAX at all!!

How do you think this was done BEFORE AJAX came along??

MinatureCookie · 13th June 10, 06:09 PM

You're missing the point. AJAX does it without reloading the page.
albert1955:

Quote:

I dont want anything to happen when its submitted

The page reloading would be something.

Please don't get upset. I'm not saying that what you're saying is wrong. Yes, what you're saying will work.
However, it does not work without anything happening.

chrishirst · 13th June 10, 06:25 PM

and the title says "Simple form without any redirect" There is ABSOLUTELY no need to start adding complications such as AJAX when it is ABSOLUTELY unnecessary.

7th June 10, 06:50 AM	#1
albert1955 WLC Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 19	Simple form without any redirect Hello I am trying to make a form - just one question with 3 options but I dont want anything to happen when its submitted just to remain on the page something like the small polls you see, but I need to collect the responses as well thanks for any help A __________________ Why buy beautiful things when you can do beautiful deeds?

10th June 10, 12:24 PM	#2
chrishirst Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Blackp ool U.K. Posts: 3,197	Re: Simple form without any redirect leave the action attribute empty for a form that submits to itself. <form .... action="" ...>

13th June 10, 01:58 PM	#3
MinatureCookie WLC Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 22	Re: Simple form without any redirect If you want it to remain on the page it's been sent on, this is going into AJAX. Basically, the form submits to a page through Javascript, as if attempting to get an XML file. It is, however, kinda complicated - I'm not sure how much experience you have? http://www.tizag.com/ajaxTutorial/ajaxform.php - that's a link to a tutorial explaining through it, if you're confident enough with Javascript though __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

13th June 10, 04:57 PM	#6
chrishirst Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Blackp ool U.K. Posts: 3,197	Re: Simple form without any redirect Do I take it that you're not a programmer then? You simply include the code that handles the form data in the document, then check for the submit button being pressed or form data being present. Then you either process the form data or show the form to the user.

13th June 10, 05:04 PM	#7
MinatureCookie WLC Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 22	Re: Simple form without any redirect Or we can take it that you're not thinking about this properly... If he's trying to create a poll, then he'll need it to submit to a server-side page to register the results of the form. If he wants it to remain on the page, without reloading the page, he will need AJAX to allow the javascript to communicate with the server-side file. Simply reloading the page with the server-side code on that page will not have the same effect. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

13th June 10, 05:57 PM	#8
chrishirst Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Blackp ool U.K. Posts: 3,197	Re: Simple form without any redirect Oh please, would you like me to demonstrate how simple it is to collect form data ON THE SAME PAGE as the form is?? Vote in a poll, send email, login, add comments to a page, or ANYTHING Let me know and I can have a demonstration page live and fully operational for you in under 30 minutes! WITHOUT any use of AJAX at all!! How do you think this was done BEFORE AJAX came along??

13th June 10, 06:25 PM	#10
chrishirst Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Blackp ool U.K. Posts: 3,197	Re: Simple form without any redirect and the title says "Simple form without any redirect" There is ABSOLUTELY no need to start adding complications such as AJAX when it is ABSOLUTELY unnecessary.

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