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the runmode is determined by a CGI parameter, usually named 'rm'. Because of that, it usually is a hidden input called 'rm' with the name of the next runmode as its value.

The Submit buttons sound like an interesting idea ... There are a few interesting quirks to it, but it looks like it could be made to work. ++!

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Re^5: Review: CGI::Prototype
by hardburn (Abbot) on Dec 02, 2004 at 20:45 UTC

    You get into namespace issues. It's easy to give two submit buttons the same value in your application that are supposed to go to different runmodes. In a large application, you'll probably run out of good names eventually.

    I always felt that HTML using the "value" param on submit buttons was a bad design choice, and I think this illustrates that problem well. This, of course, is HTML's problem, not C::A's.

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      I always felt that HTML using the "value" param on submit buttons was a bad design choice, and I think this illustrates that problem well. This, of course, is HTML's problem, not C::A's.

      Actually, it is Microsoft's problem. HTML has the buttom element which allows you to seperate the form value from the buttom display. IE6 messes it up, though. Otherwise, you could do something like:

      <button type="submit" name="runmode" value="doform1">Send Form</button>
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        Wow, never even knew that worked.

        For those tuning in at home, I did some testing. I implemented a basic form with this:

        <button type="submit" name="runmode" value="1">Send</button>

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        Firefox correctly sends this as "runmode=1", while IE sends "runmode=Send". Thanks to MS for ruining a fix to one of HTML's design flaws!

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