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kev1952
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 Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:11 am Post subject: Refine a PHP script |
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I imagine there is an easier way to do the following and would like some advice:
| Code: | <?
$ans = $_POST['ans'];
if ($ans == "Choose from List") {
include "tutorial.html";
}
if ($ans == "MS Word") {
include "word.html";
}
if ($ans == "Paint Shop Pro") {
include "psp.html";
}
if ($ans == "Hosts File") {
include "hosts.html";
}
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The code works fine but seems a bit to lengthy to me (and I wrote it). It processes a simple drop dowm menu in the main code and directs the user to the relevant page.
Can someone show me a better way - I'm really enjoying using PHP and want to learn much more, yet, about it.
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Tom Chapman
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:54 am Post subject: |
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Hey Kev, great code I was wondering if I could use your code! =D If so Thanks and How would I setup my form would I just use the post function or would I also need to name the tags or what?
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kev1952
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:10 am Post subject: |
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I reckon it could be better but you are welcome to use it. Here's the html for it:
| Code: | <form method="POST" action="tut.php">
<div class="c4" align="center">Choose Tutorial: <select name="ans" size="1"></div>
<option selected>Choose from List
<option>MS Word
<option>Paint Shop Pro
<option>Hosts File
</select>
<input type="submit" value="Go!">
</form>
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As you can see from the PHP I'm just using it to take a user to a selected webpage. Knock yourself out! :)
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Tom Chapman
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:14 am Post subject: |
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| Kool thanks! Is there anyway to remove the submit button so once you select it redirects? |
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MonkeyNation
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 9:19 am Post subject: |
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| Code: | switch($_POST['ans']) {
case "Choose from List":
include("tutorial.html");
break;
case "MS Word":
include("word.html");
break;
case "Paint Shop Pro":
include("psp.html");
break;
case "Hosts File":
include("hosts.html");
break;
default:
include("default.html"); // Common sense tells you what this is.
break;
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And option needs a closing tag.
MrWiseOne ->
| Code: | | <select name='ans' onchange='this.form.submit();'> |
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kev1952
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:35 am Post subject: |
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Thanks. MN. I'm going to use the PHP code you showed. I knew there had to be another way to do it. Don't know that it will make much difference in a relatively short script like mine but it does make the script execution better (and probably more so for a larger selection range).
And I could just about kiss your feet (well.....:]) for the added attribute to the "select" function in the HTML code. It's does exactly what I wanted it to but couldn't work out how to make it happen. I wanted to avoid having to use a "submit" button and this has done just that!
Thanks again!
EDIT: If you would like to see the above script in action look here at the page(s) it relates to: http://kevsplace.no-ip.org/tutorial.html
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roganty
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Code: | <form method="POST" action="tut.php">
<p class="p1">
<div class="c4" align="center">Choose Tutorial: <select name="ans" onchange="this.form.submit();"></div>
<option selected>Choose from List</option>
<option>MS Word</option>
<option>Paint Shop Pro</option>
<option>Hosts File</option>
</select>
<!--input type="submit" value="Go!"-->
</form>
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(copied from http://kevsplace.no-ip.org/tutorial.html)
kev1952, further to MonkeyNation advice to use the option closing tags, there is three other amendments needed.
1. move the </div> to just before after the </form> tag
2. change the "selected" attribute in the first option tag to selected="true"
3. move the </p> to before the </form> tag, but after the </div> tag
that should do it
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kev1952
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| Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, Roganty. Here is the finished product:
| Code: | <form method="POST" action="tut.php">
<p class="p1">
<div class="c4" align="center">Choose Tutorial: <select name="ans" onchange="this.form.submit();">
<option selected="true">Choose from List</option>
<option>MS Word</option>
<option>Paint Shop Pro</option>
<option>Hosts File</option>
</select>
</div></p></form> |
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Tom Chapman
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| Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 6:43 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks all for your help since I have now intergrated this php powered form into my site. :-) |
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