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1. Steve1951
   Member

   Is there a method to pass data to forms other than URL parameters? On some long forms I pass a lot of data and the URL becomes very long. I normally use PHP Embed Code so I was hoping I could set some type of global variable (or array) similiar to $_POST instead of $_GET.

   If this functionality is not available, could you direct me to the file where the URL parameters are parsed so I can modify the file to use an array instead of the URL parameters.

   Thanks,
   Steve

   Posted 11 years ago #
2. 

   yuniar

   I'm afraid you will need to modify the code and change the GET into POST. You can search into "includes/view-functions.php" file.
   Simply search for all $_GET variables there and you'll find it.

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   Posted 11 years ago #

3. Steve1951
   Member

   Thanks for your reply. Considering $_GET is used 93 times in the view-functions.php file, perhaps I should just tolerate long URL links or look for a different method to pass data.

   Posted 11 years ago #

4. Steve1951
   Member

   I found a method to accomplish what I need without making any modifications to any MachForm files. If I want to pass data to a form without adding the information to the URL here is what I do.

   Within the same PHP file where I embed the MachForm code I add the following before the embedded MachForm code:

   if (!isset($_GET['element_5'])) {
     $_GET['element_5'] = $meeting_event;
   }

   If the data is not already in the $_GET array, then I add it to the array. With this method, the data is not displayed in the URL.

   Posted 11 years ago #

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