create a form within a form by button trigger

[I-AM-OBODO]

Hi,

how can i create a form within a form with the click of a button? so that when i click add new item, it brings form fields under the current one. hope my explanation helps

 

thanks

 

<form id="form1" name="form1" method="post" action="">
          <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0">
            <tr>
              <td width="22%">Invoice Number </td>
              <td width="78%"> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td>Date Issued </td>
              <td> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td colspan="2"> </td>
              </tr>
            <tr>
              <td colspan="2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="0">
                <tr>
                  <td width="10%">Quantity</td>
                  <td width="70%">Description</td>
                  <td width="9%">Taxable</td>
                  <td width="11%">Amnount</td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td valign="top"><input name="textfield" type="text" size="7" /></td>
                  <td valign="top"><textarea name="textfield2" cols="80"></textarea></td>
                  <td valign="top"><input type="checkbox" name="checkbox" value="checkbox" /></td>
                  <td valign="top"><input name="textfield3" type="text" size="12" /></td>
                </tr>
                <tr>
                  <td colspan="4"><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Add New Item" /></td>
                </tr>
              </table></td>
              </tr>
            <tr>
              <td colspan="2"> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td colspan="2"> </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
              <td colspan="2"> </td>
            </tr>
          </table>
                </form>

[Drummin]

You can't have a form within a form.  You can change lines within a form, for example input fields or submit as new or as an update, but nesting forms is not allowed.

[I-AM-OBODO]

You can't have a form within a form.  You can change lines within a form, for example input fields or submit as new or as an update, but nesting forms is not allowed.

but i have seen something of that sort. i am trying to model from what i saw in bamboo invoice an application built with codeigniter. whatever he used, i dont know but all i know is that when you click add button, it brings out another form field

[Drummin]

Sure, just add another submit button named to do this task.

<input type="submit" name="add_field" value="Add Field" />

 

Then within your form you add something like this.

if (isset($_POST['add_field'])){ echo '<input type="text" name="mynewfield" />'; }

 

You'll want to "name" your submit field and processing script accordingly so it's not triggered when the "Add Field" button is clicked.