send the name of a button to the form it will open

[mm091266]

hello,
I'd like to send the name of a button wich open a new form to this new form as a var.
How can I manage this?
Thank you

[gil davis]

That depends on what you mean by "send", what you think a "button" is, and how you think it will "open a new form".

Show us what you have so far.

[mm091266]

I've got this line in a php file :
<td> <input name=\"$ref $depot\" onclick=\"planning();\" type=\"button\" value=\"Planning Article\">

I gave the name of the button with 2 variables and Iwould like to get back this name in a new form opened by the planning function wich is :

function planning(){ window.open(\"planning.php\",\"fenplan\",\"width=800,height=500,toolbar=no,menubar=no,location=no,directorie=no,status=no,top= 100, left= 100\"); }

how can i do ?

[gil davis]

Try this:
<input name=\"$ref $depot\" onclick="planning(this.name)" type="button" value="Planning Article">
...
function planning(nm){
window.open("planning.php?name=" + nm, "fenplan", "...");}

[mm091266]

it doesn't seem to work.
this.name is not recognize.

[gil davis]

Try this, then:<input name=\"$ref $depot\" onclick="planning(\"$ref $depot\")" type="button" value="Planning Article">The idea is to get the name of the button into the function call. I don't know the syntax for the includes.

[mm091266]

oops, sorry,
your first solution was the good one.
Thanks anyway.