Getting the button's value

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  1. rag84dec

    rag84dec New Member

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    hi,
    I have the following code to get the button's value..It is giving empty string....
    Can anyone help in getting the value of type button

    Code:
    <form name='rag' action='tt.asp' method='post'>
    <input type=text name='ra'/>
    <input  type='button' value='Saks' name='Slskdfh' />
    <input type='submit' value='OK' name='submit'/>
    </form>
    
    
    tt.asp contains
    Code:
    <html>
    
    <%
    response.write request.form("Slskdfh")
    
    response.write request.form("ra")
    %></html>
    

    i want to get "Saks"
     
    Last edited: Feb 6, 2008
  2. rag84dec

    rag84dec New Member

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    to make it more clear


    i do not want to submit for the "button" with the name "buttonname"...For some reason i want that button's value...once i submit i shud get "buttonvalue"...wat is wrong with my code???



    Code:
    <form name='rag' action='tt.asp' method='post'>
    <input  type='button' value='butonvalue' name='buttonname' />
    <input type='submit' value='OK' name='submit'/>
    </form>
    
    

    tt.asp has this
    Code:
    <%
    response.write request.form("buttonname")
    
    %>
    
     
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    In case of a button the value is sent over only if it is clicked, so if you want some value to be posted with your form, use :
    HTML:
    <input type="hidden" name="nm" value="val">
    
     

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