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Re: how to pass text set in a javascript?

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thejustpark wrote:
> In my php page, I have this text area whose text data I want to pass to the php code set in action field. 
> Of course, this is working. 
> But then, I placed a little button below the text area, so that if a user clicks on it, an example text message gets on there. 
> Of course, it is expected that if I click on submit button, this should be able to be passed as data. 
> But I find it not working. 
>
> OK, let me summarize with a code snippet. 
>
> I have the following form. 
> <form name="input" action="next.php" method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data" class="SearchForm" target="_self">
> <textarea id="fgData" name="fgData" class="xxlarge" rows="10" disabled="">
> <input type="button" value="Example load" onclick="loadExample();">
> </form>
>
> And loadExample is declared on ahead as in the following:
> <script type="text/javascript">
> <!--
> function loadExample() {
> document.forms["input"].fgData.value = "asdf";
> }
> //-->
> </script>
>
> It actually puts "asdf" on fgData text area. 
> However as I click the submit button and echo $fgData;, it doesn't print anything, 
> meaning it is not passed over. 
>
> What am I missing to pass the data?
>
> Thanking in advance, 
> Justpark.
>   

Perhaps the superglobal $_POST? You've posted this data to your script, 
so look in $_POST['fgData'].

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how to pass text set in a javascript? thejustpark <thejustpark@gmail.com> - 2012-08-14 20:51 -0700
  Re: how to pass text set in a javascript? Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-14 22:30 -0600
  Re: how to pass text set in a javascript? Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-08-15 08:08 +0200
  Re: how to pass text set in a javascript? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 18:30 +0000
    Re: how to pass text set in a javascript? Mike Winter <usenet@michael-winter.me.invalid> - 2012-08-15 20:35 +0100
      Re: how to pass text set in a javascript? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 21:58 +0000
        Re: how to pass text set in a javascript? thejustpark <thejustpark@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 18:19 -0700
          Re: how to pass text set in a javascript? Chuck Anderson <cycletourist@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-15 20:09 -0600
            Re: how to pass text set in a javascript? thejustpark <thejustpark@gmail.com> - 2012-08-15 21:23 -0700
              Re: how to pass text set in a javascript? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-08-16 08:10 +0000

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