**Resolved** Button, Hidden Textbox and Post Method

**Mark Gambo** · Sep 8th, 2004, 11:13 AM

How can I transfer data from a hidden text box to another page via the post method. Here is my code:

Page1.asp

VB Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Page1.asp</title>
<h1>Page1.asp</h1>
</head>
 
<body>
 
<table>
<form action = "Page2.asp" Method = "Post">
 
<tr>
<td>Mark</td>
<td><Input type = "Submit" Name "LookupBut" Value = "Request Info"</td>
<td><Input type = "hidden" Name "Lookup" Value = "Mark"</td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
<td>Joe</td>
<td><Input type = "Submit" Name "LookupBut" Value = "Request Info"</td>
<td><Input type = "hidden" Name "Lookup" Value = "Joe"</td>
</tr>
 
<tr>
<td>Peter</td>
<td><Input type = "Submit" Name "LookupBut" Value = "Request Info"</td>
<td><Input type = "hidden" Name "Lookup" Value = "Peter"</td>
</tr>
 
</form>
</table>
</body>
</html>

Page2.asp

VB Code:

<html>
<head>
<title>Page2.asp</title>
<h1>Page2.asp</h1>
</head>
<body>
 
<%
strName = Request.Form("Lookup")
%>
You selected <%= strName %> 's Name
 
</body>
</html>

When I click on the button adjecent to Peter's Name I want to transfer the value of the hidden textbox to Page2.asp.

I have searched the forum and I couldn't figure out how to accomplish this. Any ideas

Thanks,

**Danial** · Sep 8th, 2004, 11:31 AM

Didn't i give a solution here ?

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...ghlight=hidden

**Mark Gambo** · Sep 8th, 2004, 12:28 PM

I am not able to get your code to work. Here is what I have tried so far:

Page1.asp

VB Code:

<HEAD>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<script>
function Go(id)
{
    document.Page1.incnum.value=id;
    document.Page1.submit();
}
</script>
</HEAD>
<HTML>
<body>
<form name=Page1 method="post" action="Page2.asp">
<input type=hidden name="incnum">
<input type = "Button" value="Mark" onclick="java script:Go("Mark")"><br><br>
<input type = "Button" value="Peter" onclick="java script:Go("Peter")"><br><br>
<input type = "Button" value="Harry" onclick="java script:Go("Harry")"><br><br>
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>

Page2.asp

VB Code:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</HEAD>
<%
strOffNumber = Request.Form("incnum")
%>
You selected <%= strOffNumber %>'s Name
</BODY>
</HTML>

I am getting the following Runtime error "Expected ';' " on the following lines:

VB Code:

<input type = "Button" value="Mark" onclick="java script:Go("Mark")"><br><br>
<input type = "Button" value="Peter" onclick="java script:Go("Peter")"><br><br>
<input type = "Button" value="Harry" onclick="java script:Go("Harry")"><br><br>

Any suggstions?

**Danial** · Sep 8th, 2004, 12:32 PM

remove the spaces between java and script

So instead of java script it should be javascript. The forum software messes it up.

Code:

<input type = "Button" value="Mark" onclick="javascript:Go("Mark")"><br><br>
<input type = "Button" value="Peter" onclick="javascript:Go("Peter")"><br><br>
<input type = "Button" value="Harry" onclick="javascript:Go("Harry")"><br><br>

**Mark Gambo** · Sep 8th, 2004, 12:49 PM

Now I get a syntax error on those lines:

Code:

<input type = "Button" value="Mark" onclick="javascript:Go("Mark")"><br><br>
<input type = "Button" value="Peter" onclick="javascript:Go("Peter")"><br><br>
<input type = "Button" value="Harry" onclick="javascript:Go("Harry")"><br><br>

Any ideas??

**Danial** · Sep 8th, 2004, 12:54 PM

You cant have doble quote inside double quote

e.g

onclick="javascript:Go("Mark")">

it should be onclick="javascript:Go('Mark')">

Code:

<HEAD>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<script>
function Go(id)
{
	document.Page1.incnum.value=id;
	document.Page1.submit();
}
</script>
</HEAD>
<HTML>
<body>
<form name=Page1 method="post" action="Page2.asp">
<input type=hidden name="incnum">
<input type = "Button" value="Mark" onclick="javascript:Go('Mark')"><br><br>
<input type = "Button" value="Peter" onclick="javascript:Go('Peter')"><br><br>
<input type = "Button" value="Harry" onclick="javascript:Go('Harry')"><br><br>
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>

**Danial** · Sep 8th, 2004, 12:56 PM

Arghh

the forum adds space between java and script, make sure you remove that.

**Mark Gambo** · Sep 8th, 2004, 01:39 PM

No I figured out my error I was using a double quote instead of a single quote in the onclick event:

<input type = "Button" value="Mark" onclick="javascript:Go('Mark')"><br><br>

I works fine now, Thanks once again!!!!!

**Danial** · Sep 8th, 2004, 01:51 PM

Originally posted by Mark Gambo
No I figured out my error I was using a double quote instead of a single quote in the onclick event:

<input type = "Button" value="Mark" onclick="javascript:Go('Mark')"><br><br>

Thats what i said in my post!

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