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adding a script to a A HREF

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hoek
in Custom Web Publishing

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I am sure the answer is obvious, but I just have no clue at this point.

I have made a link..

<p><A href="http://65.69.30.194/downloads/[FMP-Field:Img1_downloadlink]"><strong>Begin Download</strong></A></p>

I would like to add a script...

<p><A href="http://65.69.30.194/downloads/[FMP-Field:Img1_downloadlink]&-script=Img1_downloadcounter"><strong>Begin Download</strong></A></p>

Why isn't this working for me? What can I do to solve this problem?

I should also note that this link is inside of an existing form, but I need the sript to run when clicking the link, not when submitting the form. And all the script is doing is increasing the value of a field by +1.

If you are not talented enough to figure that out, then you are not talented enough to run a ScriptMaker script safely over the web.

Do yourself a favor and use a calculation.

Hi, hoek! Hmm.. most CDML links I have made all end in ACTION commands but I see your first one does not since it is just substituting field information for a path from some previous FIND or something you must already have in your website. When you want your link TO DO something, I think you need to use one of the ACTION tags (-new, -find, -edit, etc.). In your case, you may want to use a -findany if you don't really need it to do anything but the script.

Read more about CDML links, though. When you use an action you'll need to include things like -db, -lay, etc. in the link, too.

Hope this helps!

--ST

LOL...patience levels are LOw

Oh, by the way... Unable is correct about scripts over the web. Usually, you want to avoid them unless your solution will not have a problem with multiple users executing the script at the same time. For example, I am going to try to use a script that needs to execute at some point that is not specific to the user executing it... just house-cleaning script. I have not tested it yet, but don't anticipate any problems (like we ever do, eh? lol!).

--ST

You didn't specify any valid FM WC action like -FindAll or -Edit.

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I am not here for the abuse. I came here for help. Obviously I am not talented enough. If I was talented enough, I wouldn't have posted the question. Weren't you a novice once?

OK. That felt good.

I want to design a link that will initiate a download of a file, then change a field value by +1. So somehow I need to add the fact that I want to -edit. Thanks for the help with that Anatoli. And i now understand that i need to point to a database, layout, and format.

<p><A href="http://65.69.30.194/downloads/[FMP-Field:Img1_downloadlink]"><strong>Begin Download</strong></A></p>

coluld someone modify this line to give me some direction?

This one works for me:

<script>

function addone()

{

document.myform.amount.value = (document.myform.amount.value - 0) + 1 ;

document.myform.submit();

}

</script>

</head>

<body>

<form name="myform" method="POST" action="FMPro">

<input type="hidden" name="-db" value="combotest.fp5">

<input type="hidden" name="-lay" value="web">

<input type="hidden" name="-format" value="hworldimage.html">

<input type="hidden" name="-recid" value="[FMP-CurrentRecID]">

<input type="hidden" name="amount" value="[FMP-Field:amount]">

<input type="hidden" name="-edit">

</form>

[FMP-Field:amount]<br><a href="[FMP-Field:Img1_downloadlink]" onclick="javascript:addone();">Begin Download</a>

</body>

OR, try this:

</head>

<body>

<form name="myform" method="POST" action="FMPro">

<input type="hidden" name="-db" value="combotest.fp5">

<input type="hidden" name="-lay" value="web">

<input type="hidden" name="-format" value="hworldimage.html">

<input type="hidden" name="-recid" value="[FMP-CurrentRecID]">

<input type="hidden" name="-script" value="Img_downloadcounter">

<input type="hidden" name="-edit">

</form>

[FMP-Field:amount]<br><a href="[FMP-Field:Img1_downloadlink]" onclick="document.myform.submit();">Begin Download</a>

</body>

All the best.

Garry

Don't be a whiner.

OK. That felt good.

Cheese and crackers, don't be so damned sensitive. I gave you very good advice, "Do yourself a favor and use a calculation."

Pay attention.

Think!

You can find such an incrementing calc and other ideas here. laugh.gif

Or you can use the JS suggested by Garry.

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