You can make the radio button submit the form... or you can actually make
the link a form and make it an "onClick" scenario to submit data. You can
simply do this like this (untested, but the idea works!):
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="Javascript">
<!--
function CallFunc(CallME)
{
document.NoOneReallyCares.FuncToCall.value = CallME;
document.NoOneReallyCares.submit(); // there might be one step I've
forgotten on this object
}
//-->
</SCRIPT>
<FORM NAME="NoOneReallyCares" ACTION="functions.php" METHOD="POST">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="FuncToCall" VALUE="">
<A HREF="javascript:void(CallFunc('functionnamehere'));"
onMouseOver="window.status='function.php';" onMouseOut="window.status='';">
</FORM>
"Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
>
>
> Hmm.
>
> Hey, Mathieu. Many thanks for the reply. However, I currently AM using a
> form. What I'm trying to get away from, is the two step process:
>
> 1. pick your option
> 2. click submit
>
> I'm trying to get a one-step process, where the user can click on a link,
> and that calls the function.
>
> JavaScript won't work, because it's client side, and can't be used to call
> a server-side php function (unless you tell me some neat trick I don't
> know about yet). See my struggle now?
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 26 Jul 2002, Mathieu Dumoulin wrote:
>
> > Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2002 21:46:00 -0400
> > From: Mathieu Dumoulin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [PHP] calling user-defined php functions from <a href> tag
> >
> > Easy
> >
> > Your form when pressed the button submit will send the data from the
form
> > via post (Which is the best method) to the functions.php with all the
> > functions. What you need to modify now is that all the <input
type=radio>
> > need to be modified to "FuncToExec" name.
> >
> > When you receive the input of the form, you just verify what $FuncToExec
is
> > and execute the correct function.
> >
> > <?php
> >
> > if($FuncToExec == "joe"){
> > joe();
> > }elseif(...){
> > }
> >
> > ... (All functions in your file goes there)...
> >
> > ?>
> >
> > Now what you also want to add is that if your JOE function is to return
> > something, the IF ELSE calling that thing should intercept the value
> > returned and this part of the script should either do something with
that
> > value or just redirect the value to another script by GET mode:
> >
> > header("location: myresultpage.php?result=$result");
> >
> > There, sorted that out right?
> >
> > have fun
> > insanecoder!
> >
> > "Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]...
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi, Justin.
> > >
> > > Thanks very much for the reponse.
> > > Yeah, this is a SUPER simplified form of my question, so please don't
> > > expect it to make sense. Heh.
> > >
> > > Basically, I have a php file with dozens of functions in it. I want
ONE of
> > > them to get called when a link is clicked.
> > >
> > > Currently, I achieve this with the use of HTML forms. My form
generates a
> > > list of options. And the user has to select an option, then click the
> > > SUBMIT button.
> > >
> > > But I want to make it a one-step process, whereby the user only needs
to
> > > click on the option.
> > >
> > > Of course, you can't achieve this in a form with JavaScript, but the
> > > JavaScript code won't let me execute a server-side php function
> > > (obviously).
> > >
> > > And I don't want to just shoot the link off to another page (even
though
> > > that's what it was designed to do). I want to call a very specific
> > > function.
> > >
> > > Tricky, I know. :(
> > >
> > > -- Michael
> > >
> > > On Sat, 27 Jul 2002, Justin French wrote:
> > >
> > > > Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2002 11:35:23 +1000
> > > > From: Justin French <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Re: [PHP] calling user-defined php functions from <a href>
tag
> > > >
> > > > on 27/07/02 12:09 PM, Michael ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > <?php
> > > > > function joe() {
> > > > > $temp1=10;
> > > > > $temp2=20;
> > > > > $result=$temp1+$temp2;
> > > > > echo "The result of this function is: " . $result;
> > > > > }
> > > > > ?>
> > > >
> > > > wouldn't that be
> > > >
> > > > return "The result of this function is: " . $result;
> > > >
> > > > rather than echo?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Anyhoo, you haven't specified HOW you want to communicate the result
of
> > the
> > > > function to the browser.
> > > >
> > > > A HREF is supposed to take you off to another page (amongst other
> > things),
> > > > which might be what you're after.
> > > >
> > > > JavaScript (*shudder*) is designed to provide client-side actions,
so
> > maybe
> > > > a javascript alert is what you want, or a pop-up window, or who
knows
> > what.
> > > >
> > > > You need to decide what happens, in a story board fashion.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Remember, everything in PHP code takes place on the server, BEFORE
the
> > > > browser gets it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Example of using JS alert:
> > > >
> > > > <HTML>
> > > > <?
> > > > function joe() {
> > > > $temp1=10;
> > > > $temp2=20;
> > > > $result=$temp1+$temp2;
> > > > return "The result of this function is: " . $result;
> > > > }
> > > > ?>
> > > > <A HREF="#" onclick="javascript:alert('<?=joe()?>')">calculate
foo</a>
> > > > </HTML>
> > > >
> > > > but really, I can't understand why you wouldn't just do:
> > > >
> > > > <HTML>
> > > > <?
> > > > $result=$temp1+$temp2;
> > > > echo "Total: {$result}";
> > > > ?>
> > > > </HTML>
> > > >
> > > > Why do they have to click?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > You'll have to check all the javascript stuff and maybe massage it,
> > because
> > > > I haven't tested this, and haven't written much JS in the past
coupla
> > years.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Beware of the limitations of relying on javascript for anything
though
> > :)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Justin French
> > > >
> > > >
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