Date index for Oct 2003

Hi,

Nele Vogel wrote:

> 1 and 2 work - thank you, Ivo! But how do I connect my script to the submit 
> button? Do I have to use the "dispatch_url" function?

No, here's how to do it:

Make sure, you're form has a action="dispatch.php" value, and method="post".

Then, also call session_form(SESSION_NESTED);

Now, add a hidden var called 'atkaction' and put some action name as 
value in it. Then, implement this action in your atknode.

Hmm, not a clear explanation. Let me show you with some code:

<?php

  class myCsvImporter extends atkNode
  {
    function myCsvImporter()
    {
      $this->atkNode("myCsvImporter");
    }

    function action_upload()
    {
      global $g_layout;
      $g_layout->ui_top("this is the upload page");
      $output = '<form action="dispatch.php" method="post">';
      $output.= session_form(SESSION_NESTED);
      $output.= '<input type="hidden" name="atkaction" value="import">';
      .. (you're fileupload thingee here) ...
      $output.= '<input type="submit" value="go">';
      $output.= '</form>';
      $g_layout->output($output);
      $g_layout->ui_bottom();
    }

    function action_import()
    {
      $vars = $this->m_postvars;
      // $vars contains, among other things, you're uploaded file.
      // Check with var_dump($vars) how the structure is, so you can see
      // what to parse
      read_your_file_and_parse_csv($vars); // ;-)

      // Now you have two options:
      // $this->redirect(); this will make atk return to the previous
      //  screen (the upload sceen in this case)
      // or:
      // $g_layout->output('thanks for your input etc.');
    }
  }

?>

Now, from the menu, run action upload (using dispatch_url()). This will 
present the upload box. Once the submit button is pressed, the system 
will call action_import (because you told it to, using the atkaction 
hidden value) and you can parse the contents.

Disclaimer: the above code is untested and will need some tweaking, but 
you get the idea.

Greetings,
Ivo