Pass a variable from page to form

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Hi

This may not be possible (or, more likely, be beyond my skill level).

Is it possible to pass a value from a web page to a field in an on-line form
on another page.

e.g
A user is on page XYZ.htm
They click a button to go to an on-line form
The form opens with a text box already filled in with XYZ

If someone else goes to the same form from page ABC.htm
The form field would have ABC already filled in.

Many thanks
 
ooops

The form is not on a .htm page
It's on a .asp page

In case that makes a difference.
 
1. All of your pages should have the .asp extension.

2. Create the link to the form as:

form.asp?p=xyz
form.asp?p=abc

3. On the form page you retrieve the value of "p" as:

page = Request.QueryString("p")

4. Set the initial value of the form field or hidden form field via:

<%=page%>
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==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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Hi Thomas

Ha Ha - lost me with that answer.

Sorry but I'm new to all this web "stuff"

I have made a form
http://www.ukopforms.co.uk/test.asp

If someone was on a page call abc and they hyperlinked to this page

how would I get the abc into the field

Any help in simple terms would be really great - many thanks for your help

--
Wayne
Manchester, England.



Thomas A. Rowe said:
1. All of your pages should have the .asp extension.

2. Create the link to the form as:

form.asp?p=xyz
form.asp?p=abc

3. On the form page you retrieve the value of "p" as:

page = Request.QueryString("p")

4. Set the initial value of the form field or hidden form field via:

<%=page%>
--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================
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The hyperlink on abc.asp would be similar to:
<a href="formpage.asp?p=abc">form page</a>

Then follow Thomas' points 3 and 4.

3) <% page = request.QueryString("p") %> goes anywhere before the
<form tag

4) The field would be
<input type="hidden" name="sourcepage" value="<%=page%>">
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Ron Symonds - Microsoft MVP (FrontPage)
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Hi Thomas

Ha Ha - lost me with that answer.

Sorry but I'm new to all this web "stuff"

I have made a form
http://www.ukopforms.co.uk/test.asp

If someone was on a page call abc and they hyperlinked to this page

how would I get the abc into the field

Any help in simple terms would be really great - many thanks for your help
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Hi Ronx

Where do I put your code line
<% page = request.QueryString("p") %>
and
<input type="hidden" name="sourcepage" value="<%=page%>">

Sorry about this but much easier in vba :-)



<html>
<head>
<title>Receive User Information</title>
</head>
<body>
<p> </p>
<form method="POST" action="--WEBBOT-SELF--">
<!--webbot bot="SaveResults" U-File="_private/form_results.csv"
S-Format="TEXT/CSV" S-Label-Fields="TRUE" -->
<p><input type="text" name="T1" size="20" value="<%=page%>"></p>
</form>

</body>
</html>
 
Hi Ronx and Thomas

Just wanted to thank you for you help. The links work like a dream.

Many thanks
 
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