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2 submit buttons 2 forms but same input fields? :S

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Apr 13.2005

Hey all,
Ive seen people use 2 submits on 1 form. However my dilema is this. I have 2 forms, 2 submits, and 1 set of input fields. I need 2 forms because one is sent to my formail.php and the other is sent to paypal for online ordering. Both of the forms have there own submit button but is it possible for them to share fields?

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@phpnoviceApr 13.2005 — ... is it possible for them to share fields?[/QUOTE]
No. The other solution is to use a single form but to change the form ACTION depending up which submit button is clicked:

<input type="submit" ... onclick="this.form.action='myformail.php';return true;">

<input type="submit" ... onclick="this.form.action='www.paypal.com';return true;">
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@CharlesApr 13.2005 — However, since one in ten people do not use JavaScript you need to give your FORM element an "action" attribute set to some default handler that will redirect the request as needed. But once you have that you don't need the JavaScript.
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@EchostormauthorApr 14.2005 — Please give me an example of this Charles?
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@phpnoviceApr 14.2005 — What he doesn't tell you is that you'll need server-side code to do that. If you have access to server-side code, then set your form ACTION to go to that page. That page can test which submit button was clicked and pass the form field contents on to the desired target. It is not as easy as he makes it sound. ?
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