RW_START_HTML_FORM
| Example |
Purpose
Defines the start of an HTML form, with its ACTION attribute set to the contained in ActionSub. Data from objects on the submitted form, such as edit boxes, can then be processed in ActionSub by making calls to RW_GET_PARAM for each of the objects.
Syntax
RW_START_HTML_FORM(ActionSub, Name, aClass)
Parameters
ActionSub The of the subroutine to be run when the user clicks the form's Submit button.
Name The name of the form.
aClass A that can contain the following elements:
|
Element No. |
Attribute |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
CLASS |
The name of a tag class defined in a stylesheet. |
|
2 |
TARGET |
Name of the target frame where the form is to be presented. |
|
3 |
METHOD |
The method by which the browser will send the form's data to the server for processing. This attribute can be set to "GET" or "POST"; the default is "POST".
In general, use POST if the form has many fields or has long text fields, or if security is an issue. Use GET for forms that have only a few short fields. |
|
4 |
ENCTYPE |
Specifies the encoding to be used to send the data back to the server. Can be optionally set to 'multipart/form-data' or 'text/plain'. If you do not set this attribute, the standard encoding format is used. You should specify 'text/plain' if the form is to be sent to an email address rather than to a server (the mailto would be specified in ActionSub). |
Attributes defined in the aClass parameter are applied to the FORM tag.
For information about using aClass, see The aClass Parameter
For further information on using forms, including encoding the data and the use of GET or POST, refer to the Recommended Reading section.
Dependencies
Requires a subsequent call to RW_END_FORM.