Hello

SETTING USER PREFS IN
COPY/PASTE FORMS
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When writing scripts you often need the user to change some value or text to personalize the script,
as in the simple javascript alert when you entered this page .

By using "get" arguments and a form you can let the user change the script
BEFORE they copy it

The form sets the variable "text"
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There is a more complex example in Xtips 15
NOTE
with most scripts you will have to ensure the & < > and " characters are in their "html entity" form
i.e & or & for & < or < for < > or > for > " or " for "
for the script to display correctly on all browsers My method of doing this automaticaly is described Here if you need to show a "get" argument in your script you need to change the { and } to { and } using text editor.

I know it's generic but the java alert came from