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RE: get vs post...

Try Mel's solution--is the FORM data too big for GET? Is it over 1024 bytes?
I didn't review your HTML INPUT tags for size issues, but that could be your
problem.

-Bob Cozzi
www.RPGxTools.com
If everything is under control, you are going too slow.
- Mario Andretti


-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Shane_Cessna@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:36 AM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: [WEB400] get vs post...

the only copy of the program (SPDBSAVEC) exists in my CGIBIN library...and 
it calls 2 programs (SPDBSAVE & SPDBW) both of which exist only in 
CGIBIN...

Shane Cessna  
iSeries Programmer
iSeries WAS Administrator
North American Lighting, Inc.
(618) 662-4483 x2776
shane_cessna@xxxxxxx 



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IS the program in the right library? Are you making changes to a program
that you aren't actually calling? Are there two copies of the program 
object
out there? When you recompile is it going into the CGI library?
Taking out /$amtop will work (but is unrelated to your problem). Just 
callp
WrtSection('noname') instead of WrtSection('amtop').

-Bob Cozzi
www.RPGxTools.com
If everything is under control, you are going too slow.
- Mario Andretti


-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Shane_Cessna@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:23 AM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: [WEB400] get vs post...

Bob,

sorry, I've got all the /copy members in the program...also, no messages 
in qsysopr or in the job log for the HTTP server - cgi instance...

I also tried taking out the /$amtop section of the web page...that didn't 
work either...i dont think my problem is in displaying the web page, but 
in getting the Submit button to work...I have the same type of web pages 
(submit button with a cgi program as the form action) all over the 
place...i just dont know why this one refuses to work on a method="get"...

Shane Cessna 
iSeries Programmer
iSeries WAS Administrator
North American Lighting, Inc.
(618) 662-4483 x2776
shane_cessna@xxxxxxx 


I stopped using CGIDEV2 early last year... RPG xTools CGILIB is compatible
with the HTML for CGIDEV2 so I ported it and don't have these kinds of
issues. So I don't think I can help, perhaps Mel (the author of CGIDEV2
could shed some light, but it is probable just a coding error.

Maybe look at the CGI program... does it have all the CGIDEV2 /COPY 
members
specified correctly in the Calc specs? I know that was one of the reasons 
I
abandoned CGIDEV2. 

Also, are there any messages in the QSYSOPR message queue? Are you using
Apache? Are there any messages in the CGI job for that instance that might
offer a clue? I find these two things tend to help. Also, if there are no
messages, then you're obviously looking in the wrong place for the 
problem,
so that's also helpful.

One more thing,
You might want to get rid of that /$amtop section identifier. It is too
confusing to PC-based HTML editing tools and not widely used anymore. In
CGILIB you can write out the virtual top section of your HTML by calling
cgiWrtSection('*TOP'), in CGIDEV2, I believe you call WrtSection('noname')
to get similar results.

-Bob Cozzi
www.RPGxTools.com
If everything is under control, you are going too slow.
- Mario Andretti


-----Original Message-----
From: web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:web400-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Shane_Cessna@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:24 AM
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: [WEB400] get vs post...

Bob,

I'm using CGIDEV2...using the zhb procedures to retrieve values from the 
web page...so, I can only use those procedures with method="get" right?...

also, I have no <Limit GET> or <Limit POST> directives in my HTTP server 
config...so, i don't know why my method="get" isn't working...

Brad,

"rendering it useless" = when i hit the button, my program doesn't get 
called or anything...it just sits there and laughs at me...

here's my source for the web page:

/$amtop
Content-type: text/html

<html>
<head>
<title>Standard Parts - Database</title>
<script language=javascript>
function OpenPopup(){
        var nW = 
window.open("http://nal820.flora.nal.com/cgihtml/popup.htm";, "PopupHwnd", 
status=no,resizable=no,scrollbars=no,width=400,height=250,top=250,left=400")
;
        nW.focus();
        nW = null;
}

function validate(fieldvalue, fieldname, fieldtype) {
        var fvalue = fieldvalue;
        var fname = fieldname;
        var ftype = fieldtype;
 
        if (ftype == "Num 155") {
                if (!IsNumeric(fvalue)) {
                        alert('Please enter only numbers or decimal points 


in ' + fieldname + '.');
                        return false;
        }
    }
        if (ftype == "Num 10") {
                if (!IsInteger(fvalue)) {
                        alert('Please enter only numbers in ' + fieldname 
+ '.');
                        return false;
        }
        }
        if (ftype == "Y/N") {
                if (fvalue != 'Y' && fvalue != 'N') {
                        alert('Please enter only Y or N in ' + fieldname + 


'.');
                        return false;
                }
        }
}

function IsNumeric(sText) {
        var ValidChars = "0123456789.";
        var IsNumber = true;
        var Char;
 
        for (i = 0; i < sText.length && IsNumber == true; i++) { 
                Char = sText.charAt(i); 
                if (ValidChars.indexOf(Char) == -1) {
                        IsNumber = false;
                }
        }
        return IsNumber;
}

function IsInteger(sText) {
        var ValidChars = "0123456789";
        var IsNumber = true;
        var Char;
 
        for (i = 0; i < sText.length && IsNumber == true; i++) { 
                Char = sText.charAt(i); 
                if (ValidChars.indexOf(Char) == -1) {
                        IsNumber = false;
                }
        }
        return IsNumber;
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<center><img src="/pics/nallogo.jpg" alt="North American Lighting, 
Inc."><br>
Standard Parts - Database</center><br>
<br>
<button onclick="javascript: alert('Cost Information\n\nFlora\nCurrent 
Cost: /%fcc%/\nFrozen Standard Cost: /%ffsc%/\nCurrent Standard Cost: 
/%fcsc%/\n\nSalem\nCurrent Cost: /%scc%/\nFrozen Standard Cost: 
/%sfsc%/\nCurrent Standard Cost: /%scsc%/\n\nParis\nCurrent Cost: 
/%pcc%/\nFrozen Standard Cost: /%pfsc%/\nCurrent Standard Cost: 
/%pcsc%/')">View Cost</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<button onclick="OpenPopup();">Rate Part</button><br>
<br>
<form action="/cgi-bin/spdbsavec" name="db3" method="get">
<input type="hidden" name="purrate" value="/%purrate%/">
<input type="hidden" name="mfgengrate" value="/%mfgengrate%/">
<input type="hidden" name="prengrate" value="/%prengrate%/">
<input type="hidden" name="ddrate" value="/%ddrate%/">
<input type="hidden" name="tdrate" value="/%tdrate%/">
<input type="hidden" name="sqerate" value="/%sqerate%/">
Mode: <font color="red">/%waction%/</font><input type="hidden" 
name="waction" value="/%waction%/"><br>
NAL Part #: /%wpart%/<input type="hidden" name="wpart" 
value="/%wpart%/"><br>
Commodity Code: /%wcommcd%/<input type="hidden" name="wcommcd" 
value="/%wcommcd%/"><br>
Description: /%wdesc%/<input type="hidden" name="wdesc" 
value="/%wdesc%/"><br>
Vendor: /%wvendor%/<input type="hidden" name="wvendor" 
value="/%wvendor%/"><br>
Preferred Vendor: <input type="text" name="wpref" size="1" maxlength="1" 
value="/%wpref%/"><br>
Vendor Part #: /%vpart%/<input type="hidden" name="vpart" 
value="/%vpart%/"><br>
Unit of Measurement: /%uom%/<input type="hidden" name="uom" 
value="/%uom%/"><br>
Commodity Type: <select name="wctype">
<option value=" "> </option>

/$amoptions
/%option%/

/$ammiddle
</select><br>
Original Part #: <input type="text" name="opart" size="25" maxlength="18" 
value"/%opart%/"><br>
<table border=2>
<th>Field Name<th>Value

/$amsubfile
<tr>
<td>/%fieldname%/</td>
<td><input type="text" name="/%fielddata%/" size="/%size%/" 
maxlength="/%maxlength%/" value="/%valuevalue%/" onblur="javascript: 
validate(this.value, '/%fieldname%/', '/%fieldtype%/');"><input 
type="hidden" name="fieldtype" value="/%fieldtype%/"></td>
</tr>

/$ambottom
</table><br>
<input type="Submit" value="Submit">&nbsp;&nbsp;<input 
type="Reset"></form>
<form action="/cgi-bin/spdbw" method="get"><input type="Submit" 
value="Back"></form>
/%date%/&nbsp;&nbsp;/%time%/
</body>
</html>


Shane Cessna 
iSeries Programmer
iSeries WAS Administrator
North American Lighting, Inc.
(618) 662-4483 x2776
shane_cessna@xxxxxxx 



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What do you mean by "redering it useless"?  That could mean
the button doesn't do anything, or it calls your CGI
program but errors, etc.

It could be an issue with your HTML form or how your CGI
app is handling the request.

Brad

On Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:23:34 -0500
 Shane_Cessna@xxxxxxx wrote:
> I have a CGI program that's acting funny...
> 
> if I put method="get" in my <form> tag, my submit button
> won't 
> work...however, if i change it to method="post", it
> works...why is this? 
> Is there any reason why a method="get" would render a
> <input type="submit" 
> value="submit"> tag useless as opposed to a method="post"
> tag making the 
> button work?
> 
> Shane Cessna 
> iSeries Programmer
> iSeries WAS Administrator
> North American Lighting, Inc.
> (618) 662-4483 x2776
> shane_cessna@xxxxxxx 

Bradley V. Stone
BVS.Tools
www.bvstools.com
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