Any way to include an HTML form with server-side controls?

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Hi all,

I have a page with a mutli view control where one of the views needs to
contain a separate HTML get form with a submit button that goes to
another page. In ASP this was no problem - there was no container form
and it just went to the target page. In ASP .NET however, there is a
container form and having an embedded form breaks the page. Adding
another server-side form just gets the "A page can have only one
server-side Form tag" runtime error.

I need to have some server-side logic in the HTML form to determine
whether it is displayed or not. I can use the same form and catch the
server-side Click event for the other button, but that relies on
javascript to wire up a default button for the main form.

How can I achive this in .NET *without using javascript*?

Thanks,

Paul
 
Hi,
Hi all,

I have a page with a mutli view control where one of the views needs to
contain a separate HTML get form with a submit button that goes to
another page. In ASP this was no problem - there was no container form
and it just went to the target page. In ASP .NET however, there is a
container form and having an embedded form breaks the page. Adding
another server-side form just gets the "A page can have only one
server-side Form tag" runtime error.

I need to have some server-side logic in the HTML form to determine
whether it is displayed or not. I can use the same form and catch the
server-side Click event for the other button, but that relies on
javascript to wire up a default button for the main form.

How can I achive this in .NET *without using javascript*?

Thanks,

Paul
Click to expand...

The "one form" limitation is a real PITA.

Does it absolutely have to be a button? Changing a button's default
action without using any JavaScript is AFAICS impossible...

If you can use a hyperlink instead, then it's easy to make a GET

http://www,domain.com/page.aspx?param1=value1&param2=value2

Why can't you use any JavaScript at all?

HTH,
Laurent
 
Hi Laurent,

I have a general UI preference of using buttons for attracting a user's
attention. I want to avoid javascript so that I know it will work for
everyone.

Is a link the only other non-javascript alternative?

Thanks,

Paul
 
Paul said:
I have a general UI preference of using buttons for attracting a user's
attention. I want to avoid javascript so that I know it will work for
everyone.
Click to expand...

You could use CSS to make the link look like a button, or use an image
instead of text for the link.
 
Hi,
Hi Laurent,

I have a general UI preference of using buttons for attracting a user's
attention. I want to avoid javascript so that I know it will work for
everyone.

Is a link the only other non-javascript alternative?

Thanks,

Paul

Laurent Bugnion wrote:
Click to expand...

In that case I recommend using Bart's proposed solution (an image
looking like a button). A strictly no-JavaScript solution will only be
able to submit the form using the target defined in the "action" attribute.

Non-JavaScript enabled solutions must rely on the most basic HTTP
mechanisms only, and they are very primitive. ASP.NET (with the "one
form" restriction) made it even more restrictive, unfortunately.

HTH,
Laurent
 
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