How is this done?
Please follow this link and click on one of the reg# links...
http://www.advantagecattle.com/classifieds_embryos.htm
When you click on that link, it goes to the Angus Animal Search page, but it already has the registry number in the box. How is that done? I've done a little html and am using Dreamweaver to build a site for my husband's cattle business. Can someone help me with this?
Thanks!
Renegade posted this at 22:48 — 27th November 2005.
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Chances are, they are using a server side language such as PHP or ASP.
I'm not too sure how it's done with ASP but, there are several ways to do it with PHP.
digidivakathy posted this at 00:07 — 28th November 2005.
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Well, the most I've ever done with php is editing the files for my Photopost and vBulletin installs, so he may just be out of luck on this one. Thanks!
bja888 (not verified) posted this at 00:12 — 28th November 2005.
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http://www.angus.org/common/epd_ped_details.html?aid=14098832That is the link to the other site. (angus.org)
The page it goes to is "epd_ped_details.html".
You will notice right after the page is a "?"
Everything pas the "?" is called a QueryString.
All you have to do is change the "aid" value.
So if you want Animal Reg Number 12345 then you use this link:
http://www.angus.org/common/epd_ped_details.html?aid=12345kazimmerman posted this at 00:24 — 28th November 2005.
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Yep, and then it passes that value to its destination page and that text box has a value of "$_GET['aid'];", or something similar to that.
digidivakathy posted this at 00:34 — 28th November 2005.
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Oh, my gosh, you're awesome! So, that's the link I put in and just change the number for each animal? That's great! Thank you so much!
bja888 (not verified) posted this at 15:56 — 28th November 2005.
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It would appear as if they where doing it with javascript though, considering all the makes have the .html extention
Greg K posted this at 16:35 — 28th November 2005.
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I doubt it is javascript, as when you do VIEW SOURCE, you will see the source code as given by the server already has the ID# in there:
<td><b>Animal Reg Number</b></td><td><INPUT TYPE="Text" NAME="reg1" STYLE="{width:120px;}" SIZE="9" VALUE="14098832">
</td>
It is running on IIS 5.0, so maybe they just set the server to run .html files as ASP pages or soemthing?
Just to clarify, is the issue of how to link to their page with the ID# already in there (which has been resolved) what you were looking for, or issue of how to make a page of your own that will accept such a link?
-Greg
digidivakathy posted this at 13:25 — 30th November 2005.
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Nope, just how to link to their page with the ID# in there... I thought my giddy response above would let everyone know my problem was solved, LOL! That was exactly what I needed to know. Thanks again! You guys are great!
Greg K posted this at 14:53 — 30th November 2005.
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Opps, I had missed your previous responce.
Glad that it is working
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