[rochester-pm-list] Quick One...

Shawn Porter sporter at rit.net
Wed Dec 29 07:29:43 CST 1999


Try this:

<input type="hidden" name="store_id" value="#session.storeid#">

or if they're using client variables:

<input type="hidden" name="store_id" value="#client.storeid#">

Reply to me, not the list, as this isn't a Perl thing.  Enjoy.

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On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Fred Edmister wrote:

> 	Thanks Brian... I was told that the variable is a "session variable" that
> stays with the browser untill it's closed... That part of the programming
> is being done in Cold Fusion, I'll get with them and see where the variable
> is held!  Thank you!
> 
> 	Fred
> 
> 
> 	
> At 05:55 PM 12/28/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, Fred Edmister wrote:
> >> 	Please forgive me in advance for this one... I'm done with my perl script,
> >> and am debugging the form that sends the variable "store_id" through to the
> >> script... In the begining stages, it was a hard coded <input type="hidden"
> >> name="store_id" value="999999">  and now the variable is being sent as a
> >> session variable... 
> >
> >What do you mean by "session variable"?  A "session variable" is only a
> >concept, there is no structure called "session variable" that exists
> >separately from a regular variable.  There are only 2 ways for a form to
> >send a variable to the server, through a form variable or a cookie.
> >Figure out how the session variable is stored, and read the cookie or form
> >var accordingly.  Then it should be simple. :)
> >
> >> Here's my question... The variable name is "storeid"
> >> (purposly name differently from store_id as store_id is the variable in
> >> perl, and didn't want to confuse the two...)  anyway, so <input
> >> type="hidden" name="store_id" value="storeid"> needs to reflect the
> >> variable... Does anyone have any ideas on what the value= line should say?
> >> I tried value=%storeid%, $storeid, #storeid# and a few others... :(  I'm
> >> not an html person, and was hoping someone may know... I tried to find an
> >> HTML mailing list like this one, but couldn't... Thank you all in advance
> >> for any assistance you may be able to provide!
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 
> >> 	Fred Edmister 	
> >> 	PK Communications
> >> 	CGI Web Developer
> >> 	fedm at pkcommunications.com
> >> 
> >
> >-- 
> >Brian Mathis
> >Direct Edge
> >http://www.directedge.com
> >
> >
> >
> 




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