[VuFind-General] Passing variables

[Karla S. <sm...@wi...>]

Hi,
In general, how does one pass a variable from one page to another?

Specific example:
In login.tpl the form asks for username and password:
<input id="login_username" type="text" name="username"
value="{$username|escape}" size="15" class="mainFocus {jquery_validation
required='This field is required'}"/>

<input id="login_password" type="password" name="password" size="15"
class="{jquery_validation required='This field is required'}"/>  

I'm not sure why no value was assigned to password--I tried adding
value="{$password|escape}"    in hopes that would capture the value.

In fines.tpl I want to pass those variables to the link for our online
payment server:
<a
href="https://our.server.org/path/Login?user_id={$username}&user_pin={$p
assword}">Pay Online</a>

It didn't work. I tried just displaying {$username} in various spots to
test if the variable carried over, but it didn't.

Thanks for any suggestions/explanations!
--Karla
Winnefox Library System
sm...@wi... 
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