[ic] mv_click_map

Mike Heins mike at perusion.com
Fri Mar 25 13:30:50 UTC 2011


Quoting Mike Heins (mike at perusion.com):
> Quoting Rick Bragg (lists at gmnet.net):
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Is there any documentation on mv_click_map or click map?
> > 
> > Basically I am trying to do a form with a bunch of images as buttons.
> > Setting the value of an <input type=image name=mv_click does not work
> > with ie.
> > 
> > I tried using a single hidden mv_click, and setting it with javascript
> > but I have other javascript dynamically setting other variables on the
> > form, and it seems maybe those other variables that are set (with jquery
> > draggable) are ignored or cleared as the form submits with my onclick.
> > Anyway, here is my mv_click setup:
> > 
> > <input type="hidden" id="mv_click" name="mv_click" value="" />
> > <img src="button2image.jpg"
> >      onclick="document.getElementByID('mv_click').value = 'clickset1'; 
> >               document.form_name.submit(); return(false);"
> > >
> > <img src="button2image.jpg"
> >      onclick="document.getElementByID('mv_click').value = 'clickset2'; 
> >               document.form_name.submit(); return(false);"
> > >
> > 
> > Any ideas? Any docs on click mapping?
> 
> There used to be, but I doubt it was retained. I don't think it has been
> used for a decade.
> 
> Basically, you do this:
> 
> 	<input type=hidden name=mv_click_map value="aclickit aclackit atisket atasket">

Oops, I had it wrong. Shows you how long it has been.

 	<input type=hidden name=mv_click_map value="aclickit">
 	<input type=hidden name=mv_click_map value="aclackit">
 	<input type=hidden name=mv_click_map value="atisket">
 	<input type=hidden name=mv_click_map value="atasket">

> 
> 	<input type=image name="mv_click.aclickit" src="logo.gif">
> 	<input type=image name="mv_click.aclackit" src="logo.gif">
> 	<input type=image name="mv_click.atisket" src="logo.gif">
> 	<input type=image name="mv_click.atasket" src="logo.gif">
> 
> You should find that clicking the appropriate image will submit
> mv_click.aclickit.x to come into the CGI variable stream, which will
> cause the "aclickit" click to be run. Each image will cause a
> different mv_click to run.
> 
> -- 
> Mike Heins
> Perusion -- Expert Interchange Consulting    http://www.perusion.com/
> phone +1.765.328.4479  <mike at perusion.com>
> 
> The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and
> dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if
> it had nothing else in the universe to do. -- Galileo
> 
> _______________________________________________
> interchange-users mailing list
> interchange-users at icdevgroup.org
> http://www.icdevgroup.org/mailman/listinfo/interchange-users
> 

-- 
Mike Heins
Perusion -- Expert Interchange Consulting    http://www.perusion.com/
phone +1.765.328.4479  <mike at perusion.com>

I used to think the whole world stank. Then I found out I had poop
on my mustache. -- Anonymous



More information about the interchange-users mailing list