[ic] How to send input from a form page to a SQL query page???

[interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com (interchange-users@interchange.redhat.com)]

> I think what you need to do is look at the documentation on how to pass
> variable between forms.
>
> You are missing some variables in your form that tell the interchange
> server how to pass the form variables.


I thought that the 'area' tag in a form was supposed to pass the variables
on to the results page?

I have also seen a line in a query tag like:

and description = [cgi keyword]

on the results page would retrieve the keyword entered into the search form
but I am having no such luck.


>>
>> I am trying to create a search form that will produce a list from a
>> large MySQL alternate products table.
>>
>>
>> In my search page:
>>
>> PLEASE ENTER SEARCH KEY WORD:
>>
>> <form action="[area results-sqltest]" method=post>
>>         <input type=hidden name=mv_session_id value="[data session id]">
>>
>>                 <INPUT NAME=keyword type=text size=8>
>>
>> <input type="image" alt="Search Go" width="45" border="0"
>> src="__THEME_IMG_DIR__go.gif">
>>               </td>
>>           </tr>
>>         </table>
>>       </form>
>>
>>
>> --How do I get the keyword entered above into my SQL query result page
>> below?
>>
>>
>> The results-sqltest.html page:
>>
>>
>>    [query sql="select * from sqltestdatabase
>>                where prod_group = 'Toys'
>> and category = 'Beanie Baby'
>> and description = ???????<----WHAT DO I NEED TO PUT HERE FOR IT TO
WORK?????----
>>          type=list
>>        ml=1000]
>>
>>       [list]
>> Product: <b>[sql-data sqltestdatabase description]</b> <br><i>Category:
>> [sql-data sqltestdatabase category]</i>Our Price: $[sql-data
>> sqltestdatabase price]
>>       [/list]
>>
>>    [/query]
>>
>>