RE: [mv] question/suggestion for minivend form passing syntax

["Christopher Thompson" <ct@arborinternet.com>]

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If you want to do your own forms, you do that whenever way you want. Just
explicitly code your URL and add the session id in manually.

It has been my experience that you can do pretty much anything you want in
either HTML or Perl while using Minivend. The more important question is
how?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-minivend-users@minivend.com
> [mailto:owner-minivend-users@minivend.com]On Behalf Of Mark Stosberg
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 11:19 AM
> To: Minivend User's List
> Subject: [mv] question/suggestion for minivend form passing syntax
>
>
> ******    message to minivend-users from Mark Stosberg
> <mark@summersault.com>     ******
>
>
> Hello!
>
>   I'm learning how to pass around form variables in Minivend. I like
> that once they are set, they hang around in the session after creation
> if even aren't explicitly passed. However, I was disappointed to find
> it's more difficult to invoke form parsing than it is using regular CGI.
> I'll offer an example of what I'm talking about, and then a suggestion
> for an alternative syntax. I'm interested in feedback on whether or not
> my proposal is a feasible/reasonable idea or not.
>
> Here's an example of a Form POST with minivend style syntax:
>
> <snip>
> <FORM ACTION="[process]" METHOD="post">
> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="mv_nextpage" VALUE="test-2">
> <INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="mv_todo" VALUE="return">
> <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=foo VALUE=bar>
> <INPUT TYPE="submit">
> </FORM>
> </snip>
>
> Here's how I'd like to work:
>
> <snip>
> <FORM ACTION="[area test-2]" METHOD="post">
> <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME=foo VALUE=bar>
> <INPUT TYPE="submit">
> </snip>
>
> Here's my logic behind the suggestion: Why else would I put another
> minivend page in a form tag, except to invoke form processing and return
> a user to that page? It seems like a logical shorthand, expecially
> coming from a CGI background.
>
> Additionally, let's look at how a Query String style form invocation
> works in Minivend:
>
> <a href="[process]?mv_nextpage=test-2&mv_todo=return&foo=bar">Query
> String style form submission</A>
>
> And Here's how I'd like to be:
>
> <A HREF="[area test-2]?foo=bar">How I'd like to be</A>
>
> I think the logic used here should be: "If any non-minivend variables
> are passed on the query string, invoke form processing". It's seems much
> simpler and straightforward to allow a syntax like this.
>
> Are there drawbacks to my suggestion that I'm unaware of? I'm interested
> in your thoughts.
>
>    -mark
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