[Miker]

hello
i started trying to learn html like 2 days ago, see i want to make a page with a drop down list and a submit button, and then i want another page where i can view what was selected like tasks i give someone i want to be able to see when certain tasks were done, a have made one with a drop down list and a submit button, but i am batteling with understanding how that info can be viewed on a nother page, im not sure how it all works cause i am very new to all this, does it have to work like a database and if so where do i start, i will apreciate any help i can get on this cause i dont really know where to start.

Miker

[Ben Abrams]

ok what your referring to is post data. Which is primarily a server side scripting thing.

Server side scripting could be anything like php, asp, coldfusion, Bu not to confuse you with the types, as thats not relevant right now.

The process you describe is this:

HTML Form (obvious - When submit is pressed, it uses the action value to send the data the to the page specified)

Process Page (This uses a server side script to gather this 'posted' information and then display it, or put it in a database etc)

If your starting out, i really do advise not to confuse yourself with this area of development yet. what you were describing (jobs list) is quite complex, so i would try and see if there are any free scripts on hotscripts.com before tackling this.

Master your skills using static pages, html and css are very powerful. Learning PHP on the side could be an idea i guess, but stick with the basics, or you will loose yourself in the shroud..

[Miker]

thank you,
that is a very helpfull site, i am now trying to find out if a submit button when pressed can save the input to text file, have been searching and had no luck finding out does anone know?

miker

[Ben Abrams]

again, server side language..

Go by this basis, everything a user can physically see on screen is called client side. Things that run in the background, Processes and emails, are server side. HTML, is a very static client side script. It cant do much, apart from display text and images on a webpage.

Dont get me wrong, im not saying i wont tell you how. If you wish to learn more about saving to a file, or database operations, make a post in the php forum and ill explain to you fopen, fwrite, or fread, functions that would help you do what you want.

But i suggest know how to make a good looking well structured, Validating site, as its a skill many people miss out. Its like trying to run before you can walk.