How to control which button is processed?

**msa969** · September 25th, 2002, 10:58 AM

How to control which button is processed in JSP.

I have a html page called "formftplogoff.htm"
The form has two buttons:
[Yes] and [No]
Here is the simple form

If the Yes button is executted it goes to a JSP page "processftplogoff.jsp" and the logging of process is executed. How can I control the second operation When "no" is pressed. If no is presses than the user is taken to page called "preferences.jsp". How can I do this?

The book I am using shows forms with "submit" button so basically one buton action. Please help.

<html>
<head>
<title> FTP Log off </title>
<body>

<p>Do you wish to log off from ftp server?</p>
<FORM ACTION="processftplogoff.jsp" METHOD="get">
<input type="button" value="Yes" name="b1">
<input type="button" value="No" name="b2">
</form>
</body>
</html>

**Goodz13** · September 25th, 2002, 11:12 AM

I've never written anything in JSP before, but I've done a little CGI programming on Theoswww.theos-software.com. So I'll try to help.

To get the value in JSP (Note I've never done it but..)

Code:

<%
   String value = request.getParameter("b1")
   if ( value == null ) {
         value = request.getParameter("b2")
    }
%>

What I do sometimes on THEOS, is give the same name to submit buttons. Now I know that sounds strange, but the user can only click one, so you'd have the right value. I don't know if that would work with JSP though.

I don't even know if that would work with all CGI, Theos tends to do things a little differently.

**saddysans** · September 25th, 2002, 09:06 PM

Use two form tags instead of one like this
Also use input type=submit
I hope this should work

<html>
<head>
<title>
FTP Log off
</title>
<body>
<p>Do you wish to log off from ftp server?</p>
<FORM ACTION="processftplogoff.jsp" METHOD="get">
<input type="submit" value="Yes" name="b1">
</FORM>

<FORM ACTION="preferences.jsp" METHOD="get">
<input type="submit" value="No" name="b2">
</form>
</body>
</html>

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