Passing variables to frames - cgi

From: divya (divyanrao_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/24/05

  • Next message: Joe Smith: "Re: Passing variables to frames - cgi"
    Date: 23 Feb 2005 19:45:19 -0800
    
    

    This is the problem I am having:
     I have an index page where I obtain input from the user (for example
    their date of birth). This information is passed to Page2. Page2 has
    frames. Outside of the frames I can access the user's input. But within
    the frames I can't seem to be able to get the value. The date is stored
    in a global variable.
    Here are snippet's of code:

    ##Variables
    my ($BDAY, $path_info, $script_name);

    ##Obtaining value from the index page
    if ($q->param('birthday')) {
       $BDAY = $q->param('birthday');
    }

    ##Creating frame
    $path_info = $q->path_info;

    ##Printing the fames
    if (!$path_info) {
        &print_frameset($BDAY);
        exit 0;
    }

    ##Printing the different frames
    &print_html_header; ##HTML headers
    &print_content if $path_info=~/content/; ##Left pane with links
    &print_expand($BDAY) if $path_info=~/expand/; ##Expanded graph
    &print_analyse if $path_info=~/analyse/; ##Options to do
    analysis
    &print_end; ##End HTML
    &print_error;

    ##Setting up the frames
    sub print_frameset {

        my $birthday = shift;
        $script_name = $q->script_name;

        print "<html><head><title>$TITLE</title></head>";
        print "<frameset cols='8%,92%'>";
           print "<frame src='$script_name/content' name='content'>";
           print "<frameset rows='70%,30%'>";
              if ($birthday) {
                 print "<frame src='$script_name/expand' name='expand'>";
                 print "<frame src='$script_name/analyse' name='analyse'>";
              }
              else {
                 print "<frame src='$script_name/error' name='error'>";
              }
           print "</frameset>";
        print "</frameset>";

        exit 0;
    }

    One of the frame's contents:
    sub print_expand {

       my $birthday = shift;
       print $q->h3("My birthday is on: $birthday");

    }

    In this frame all it prints is "My birthday is on: " it is not printing
    the variable.

    I cannot figure out why I cannot get the value in the subroutines. I
    have checked and the value does get passed from the index page to this
    page. I can print it from the global variable $BDAY but not from the
    sub routines that form the frames.

    I have spent almost 2 days on this and I am starting to go insane!! I
    would appreciate any hints/help/suggestions you can provide.

    Thanks!
    Me


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