Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/guide/form-process.html =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/guide/form-process.html,v diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/guide/form-process.html 30 Nov 2002 17:24:57 -0000 1.2 +++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/www/doc/guide/form-process.html 7 Aug 2017 23:48:03 -0000 1.3 @@ -4,12 +4,12 @@

Validating and Processing Form Submissions

- Templating System : User Guide + Templating System : User Guide

-Important Note: The -ad_form +Important Note: The +ad_form function has been written to be a more consistent, easier way to create and manage dynamic forms. Behind the scenes it uses the templating system's form builder, but it hides much of its complexity. You should definitely look at @@ -22,21 +22,21 @@

  1. The user makes the initial request for a page containing a form. The code associated with the page creates the form (with the - form create command) and populates it with elements. + form create command) and populates it with elements. -
  2. The developer may use the form is_request command to +
  3. The developer may use the form is_request command to encapsulate any special initialization (for example, setting a - primary key value for an Add form, or retrieving current - values for an Edit form). + primary key value for an Add form, or retrieving current + values for an Edit form). -
  4. The formtemplate tag is used to enclose the form +
  5. The formtemplate tag is used to enclose the form template. This tag is responsible for generating the appropriate - HTML FORM tag in the final output. The formtemplate + HTML FORM tag in the final output. The formtemplate tag also embeds a special hidden variable in the form for the purpose of identifying incoming submissions. -
  6. By default, the formtemplate tag sets the - ACTION attribute of the FORM tag to the +
  7. By default, the formtemplate tag sets the + ACTION attribute of the FORM tag to the same URL as that of the form itself. The submission is therefor processed within the framework of the same code that was used to create the form. @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
-templating@arsdigita.com +