10 years ago
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I want to display the Content view of a form along with a button that executes php code -- how do I get the php code to read the field values?
Thanks!
Thanks!
178 Posts
10 years ago
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Level 1
maybe core42 ?
10 years ago
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Level 2
Maybe... thanks Jeka.
693 Posts
10 years ago
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Level 1
Hi kwoychesko,
Buttons work on on Forms (admin/site view), not on content views. Can you give some more details on what you are trying to accomplish?
thanks,
Randy
Buttons work on on Forms (admin/site view), not on content views. Can you give some more details on what you are trying to accomplish?
thanks,
Randy
10 years ago
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Level 2
Hi Randy -- thanks very much for your response.
For example, if the Content page being viewed is an "Author" form, I would like to have a button or hyperlink that launches a new "Book" Site form that automatically picks up the Author's name? So a public user could use this link/button to create a new Book that is related to this Author.
I have purchased a lot of plugins now, so I probably have the right tools to do this but I can't figure it out.
Thanks!
For example, if the Content page being viewed is an "Author" form, I would like to have a button or hyperlink that launches a new "Book" Site form that automatically picks up the Author's name? So a public user could use this link/button to create a new Book that is related to this Author.
I have purchased a lot of plugins now, so I probably have the right tools to do this but I can't figure it out.
Thanks!
693 Posts
10 years ago
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Level 3
Hi kwoychesko,
Ah! Thanks, now I see what you want to do!
This can be done in 2 basic steps.
1. Set up your Site Form (Book) to receive a variable.
2. Set up your Link on Author Name in either the Search & List, or Content Type - depending how the user is viewing the Content.
So you are basiclly setting up the form with a variable and setting the value using an HTML string with the values that you get from $cck->geValue
Hope that helps,
Randy
Ah! Thanks, now I see what you want to do!
This can be done in 2 basic steps.
1. Set up your Site Form (Book) to receive a variable.
- Then in the Live Link (option #2) select variable.
- Configure the variable Type: String, Variable: authorname
2. Set up your Link on Author Name in either the Search & List, or Content Type - depending how the user is viewing the Content.
- Then in the Live Link (option #2) select the Typography and HTML:
- Add: <a href="/URLToForm?authorname=$cck->getValue('author_name');">$cck->getValue('author_name');</a>
So you are basiclly setting up the form with a variable and setting the value using an HTML string with the values that you get from $cck->geValue
Hope that helps,
Randy
10 years ago
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Level 4
Hi Randy -- that looks like *exactly* what I needed. I will give it a try.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much!