Trouble with radio buttons

liunx · Jan 9, 2008

Hi can someone please help? I have managed to create a multiple choice form with a submit button that when clicked goes to a new page. If I give you an example of what I have done you may begin to understand what I am trying to do!: 
 
I have 1 qn and three possible answers but as I am doing an instructional web site I have to give feedback on the wrong answers that the user may select. Therefore if they do select the wrong answer how do I get them to go to another web page when they have clicked on the submit button with a reason where they went wrong and an option to go back and try again!!! At the moment any option they click on takes them to the same web page. I hope if anyone reads this can understand what I am trying to do and is able to help...I am new at this!!...in fact I am so new I am posting my HTML as well as now my submit button isn't working and I really need HELP...Thanks for time given if any!!! 
p.s any constructive criticism gladly accepted 
 
<html> 
<head> 
<title>C.A.I Assignment</title> 
</head> 
 
<body BGCOLOR="#87CEEB" TEXT="#000000" LINK="#800517" > 
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="a:\hello\radioOneSafetyTest.html"><H1></h1> 
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="a:\hello\radioOneSafetyTest.html"><input type="hidden" name="SU" value="1"><input type="hidden" name="NQ" value="1"><input type="hidden" name="TQ" value="3"><H1>A sample quiz</H1> 
 
A sample quiz 
 
 
 
In this tutorial you will be asked several questions on areas surrounding the Theft Act. Most of the questions are multiple choice and some require you to select a video clip. 
 
With thanks to Mark Hamer for his expert help!. 
<H2></h2> 
Health and Safety 
<hr>This first question deals with personal safety search techniques that you could 
come across in your working environment.<hr> 
1) You receive a call from central police station that alerts you to the fact that 
there is a suspect (who is a known drug addict) wandering the area that you are currently 
patrolling. Allegedly, he has just broken into a car on Watling Street. A description of 
the suspect is given. You then on your search come across the alleged suspect who fits 
the description of the said suspect. Using stop and search powers you approach the suspect and 
ask to search him. When he agrees to the said search how to you carry out the search? 
 
<blockquote> 
 
 
</HEAD> 
 
</blockquote> 
</form> 
<input type="radio" name="1" value="1"> Ask him to empty his pockets. 
 <input type="radio" name="1" value="2"> Thrust your hands into his pockets searching for a tool. 
 <input type="radio" name="1" value="3"> Ask him to remove his clothes. 
 
<input TYPE="submit" Value="Mark my answer"></FORM><HR> 
<select name='xxx'><option>THE HINT BOX (Click here for a hint)</option><option>Some drug addicts 
use needles to administer their drug. 
</option><option>. 
</option><option> 
 
Back to 
<A href=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"a:\hello\safetyTest.html">IQ Samples</A>. 
 
Back to 
<A href=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"a:\hello\safetyTest.html">Subject Material</A>. 
 
<ADDRESS>Please e-mail any feedback to 
<A href=http://www.htmlforums.com/archive/index.php/"mailto:[email protected]"> 
<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> 
</A> 
</ADDRESS> 
<HR> 
</HTML>Hi, 
 
This can be done easily using ASP, but you will probably need to do a little bit of reading. 
 
The form inputs would be sent to an ASP page. The ASP page would then work out which answer was given and redirect to a page depending on the answer. 
 
 
example ASP code: (workout.asp) 
 
 
<% 
Dim str1 
 
str1 = Request.Form("1") 
 
If str1 = "1" Then Response.Redirect "page1.html" 
If str1 = "2" Then Response.Redirect "page2.html" 
If str1 = "3" Then Response.Redirect "page3.html" 
%> 
 
 
 
Form action would be, action="workout.asp" 
 
This is a very simpe method, but not the best way of doing it. Ideally you'd want all the possible output from answering the questions in one ASP page. 
 
Hope this helps. 
 
JonYour submit button is probably not working because you have 2 FORM tags and then there is a closing form tag before the submit button. 
 
Forms can not be embedded. There can only be one opening form tag and one closing form tag for each seperate form. 
 
To accomplish what you want, using PERL code, you need to parse the input. Something along the same lines as jonirvine mentions, but using PERL instead of ASP. Assuming choice 1 is the correct answer: 
 
if ($FORM{'1'} eq "1") {$response = $FORM{'1'};} 
if ($FORM{'1'} eq "2") {$response = $FORM{'1'};} 
if ($FORM{'1'} eq "3") {$response = $FORM{'1'};} 
 
if ($FORM{'1'} ne "1") { 
print "You selected $response, that is the wrong answer. When searching a suspect you should blah blah blah......."; 
} 
 
else { 
print "You selected $response, that is the correct answer. When searching a suspect you should blah blah blah......."; 
} 
 
hope that gives you the general idea. 
 
Regards, 
Kevin 
 
[Edited by kevin on 03-26-2001 at 01:19 PM]In your FORM tags, the action= should point to a script, not an HTML document. You could just use HTML or HTML/JAVA code and use hyperlinks to accomplish what you are trying to do instead of trying to use a form with some type of server side script. 
 
Regards, 
Kevin

Trouble with radio buttons

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