Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: template::form::set_property needed!

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2: Re: template::form::set_property needed! (response to 1)
Posted by Dave Bauer on 12/30/03 02:41 AM
I believe you just pass it in as -action "task-new?story_id=$story_id" to template::form create

although I still recommend you look into using self-submit forms which are supported by the form builder as well as ad_form.

I am really confused as to why you would pass in URL variables with a form. More traditionally you would add a hidden form element.

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3: Re: template::form::set_property needed! (response to 2)
Posted by tammy m on 12/30/03 02:55 AM
Well

Here's the thing. I request my page that displays the form by passing an id to it like task-new?story_id=8877 the first time I call it. So I use ad_page_contract to enforce that the story_id is required (it really is as I can't create a task without a parent story).

So then when the form is resubmitted, the story_id being required by ad_page_contract blows up. Thus I need to call the page the same way I called it when it first showed the form.

So I can create a hidden and put it in the form and get it back out etc. But then I can't really use ad_page_contract to enforce story_id being passed the first time my form display page is called. But I do think I can't do a GET and POST (meaning I can't pass parameters in the URL and via a form) at the same time.