(jeffa) Re: Sticky Forms with HTML::Template

Did you try associate first? From the docs:


   associate - this option allows you to inherit the
   parameter values from other objects.  The only
   requirement for the other object is that it have a
   param() method that works like HTML::Template's
   param().  A good candidate would be a CGI.pm query
   object.  Example:

     my $query = new CGI;
     my $template = HTML::Template->new(
        filename => 'template.tmpl',
        associate => $query
     );

   Now, $template->output() will act as though

     $template->param('FormField', $cgi->param('FormField'));

   had been specified for each key/value pair that
   would be provided by the $cgi->param() method.
   Parameters you set directly take precedence over
   associated parameters.

jeffa

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Re: (jeffa) Re: Sticky Forms with HTML::Template by seattlejohn (Deacon) on Dec 28, 2002 at 19:55 UTC
I looked at `associate`, but I couldn't think of a straightforward way to make it work with things like multi-select list boxes. $perlmonks{seattlejohn} = 'John Clyman';	[reply]
(jeffa) 3Re: Sticky Forms with HTML::Template by jeffa (Bishop) on Dec 28, 2002 at 20:04 UTC
Yes, you are correct about select boxes - read samtregar's HTML::Template FAQ number 11 and you will see that your method is actually quite sound (he recommends using CGI.pm - see Re: TMPL_LOOP within a TMPL_LOOP). Perhaps a combination of `associate` and CGI.pm's `popup_menu()` and `scrolling_list()` would make for an elegant solution. Cheers :) jeffa L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L-- -R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B-- H---H---H---H---H---H--- (the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)	[reply]