client/Topic() in Developer Help

ID:145580
 
Feb 13 2006, 2:15 am
Code:
var
  html={"
  <html>
    <body>
      <form name="input" action="?action=Creation" method="get">
        <input type="text" name="user">
        <input type="submit" value="Submit">
      </form>
    </body>
  </html>
  "}

client
  Topic(href, href_list[])
    switch(href_list["action"])
      if("Creation")
        usr<<"Your name is now [href_list["user"]]."
        usr.name=href_list["user"]


Problem description: I've never used client/Topic() before, but I went by the reference and this just doesn't work at all.

#1 Feb 13 2006, 2:56 am
The problem is that the form's action has little impact on what gets passed through. All that really matters is the "?" in form action. Everything else needs to be passed through with input fields. I made a little test world to show you:
var
    html={"
    <html>
        <body>
        <form name="input" action="?" method="get">
            <input type="hidden" name="action" value="Creation">
            <input type="text" name="user">
            <input type="submit" value="Submit">
        </form>
    </body>
</html>
"}

client
    Topic(href, href_list[])
        switch(href_list["action"])
            if("Creation")
                usr<<"Your name is now [href_list["user"]]."
                usr.name=href_list["user"]
                
mob/Login()
    ..()
    src<<browse(html)

You'll see that the action command is passed through a hidden input field.

Hiead
#2 Feb 13 2006, 2:58 am
In response to Hiead (#1)
Thanks! :)