I am trying to submit a form via a link. I am passing some variables. When I submit the form the variables are not posted. When I do a Response.Querystring("orderid"), it returns no value i.e. blank.

Attached is my code:
<a href=purchase.asp?orderid=123 onclick='document.myform.submit();return false;'>Link </a>

How can I submit a form via a link and pass through some variables at the same time.

I cannot use input text = hidden for this purpose. I have to pass through the values via a QueryString.

thanks
Calvin

The QS is part of the Request object, you should use:
Request.Querystring("orderid")

What method are you using in your <form...> tag?
If your wany to send variables as QueryStrings <form method="get">
To send them as form variables <form method="post"> To get values:
Request.form("orderid")

IMO use Post unless for some strange reason you cant

Wind is your friend
Matt

MAtt,
Thanks for your response.

Sorry, I was using Request.Querystring but that returns nothing.

I cannot pass a form variable. I have to pass this variable via a Querystring, via a link - however if I include the onclick submit in the href string, it does not seem to pass on the variables.

Thanks
Cassandra

What is your syntax for this? Something like:
onClick="Javascript:formName.submit();"

If you are using method="get" you dhould see your values in the address bar on the destinatio page, do you?

Wind is your friend
Matt

My syntax is:
<a href=purchase.asp?orderid=123 onclick='document.myform.submit();return false;'>Order ID </a>

I am generating a SQL query that lists all the orders in the ORDERS table. If a user clicks on the link of a partiular record (Order) then it takes them to a page that details all the information about the Order. Via the link I am passing on the 'Order ID' variable. I am also submitting a whole lot of information as hidden form variables. If I use method="get" I will end up with a lot of querystrings in the header, which I do not want.

Sorry, I am a newbie at this, so I hope I'm explaining this correctly.

you said:
.;;;I cannot pass a form variable. I have to pass this variable via a Querystring,

Then you said:
;;;I use method="get" I will end up with a lot of querystrings in the header, which I do not want

mmmm, why cant you pass the orderID in a form variable - hidden or passed into a JS function?

You are:
;;;I am generating a SQL query that lists all the orders in the ORDERS table

So in your loop do something like (do not place your <form> or </form> tag in the loop):

cut n paste stat (just change the record set name)------------------
<table>
<%
If not ordersRS.EoF then
   do until ordersRS.EoF %>
      <input type="hidden" name="orderIds" value="<%= ordersRS(2) %>">
      'now write your orders row
      <tR>
       <td>The orders text</td>
       <tD><a href="#" onClick="myform.submit();><img src="images/someName.gif" width="160" height="16" border="0"></a>
      </tR>
<% ordersRS.moveNext
   loop
else
   response.write "<tR><Td>No Data Found</td></tr>"
end if
%>
</table>
cut n paste finish---------------------------

Any how thats one of many ways to do it.


Wind is your friend
Matt