Re: Pre-filled input fields

Jason Purdy <[email protected]> wrote:
> What I usually do is add another step and instead of stopping at the
> template, I pass the template's output into HTML::FillInForm, which is
> great for filling out ANY input fields (pop-up menus, etc).
>
> - Jason

+1 to Jason's HTML::FillInForm recommendation.  It is quite a handy 
module that has simplified much of my code (and shortened my development 
time) quite a bit!

-dave



> Arkady Grudzinsky wrote:
>> What is the best way to generate input fields pre-filled with
>> dynamic contents in HTML forms with HTML::Template and still be able
>> to see the input fields when the template file is viewed in a
>> browser without the script? <input type=text name=my_text 
>> value="<TMPL_VAR text_value>" />
>>
>> works for text fields, but its not so trivial with the pop-up menus.
>>
>> Of course, I can generate input fields with Perl using either CGI or
>> CGI::FormBuilder.
>> But then, your template will look like this:
>>
>>            <p>Your full name: <tmpl_var field-name>
>>            <p>Your email address: <tmpl_var field-email>
>>            <p>Choose a password: <tmpl_var field-password>
>>            <p>Please confirm it: <tmpl_var field-confirm_password>
>>            <p>Your home zipcode: <tmpl_var field-zipcode>
>>
>> When the template file is viewed in a browser, the input fields are
>> not visible.  If I write the code and ask an HTML web designer to
>> work on templates, it would be hard for the web designer to see what 
>> the
>> form looks like with the "invisible" fields.
>>
>> Did anyone have this problem?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Arkady.
>>
>>
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