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EACH FORM SHOULD CONTAIN A DISTINGUISHED "SUBMIT" BUTTON.

                          
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Get quote">
WHEN THE "SUBMIT" BUTTON IS PRESSED, THE BROWSER APPENDS NAME/VALUE PAIRS DESCRIBING THE STATE OF THE INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS TO THE "ACTION" URL AND SUBMITS THE URL.



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This page is part of a section of lecture slides related to " HTML Forms " within the topic "CGI and HTML Forms". Other slides within this section and other sections of slides for the topic "CGI and HTML Forms" can be accessed using the links below.
  • Common Gateway Interface
  • CGI == Common Gateway Interface
  • HTML Forms
  • Forms
  • Forms (cont.)
  • FORM ACTION ATTRIBUTE
  • Form Input Elements
  • The Submit Button
  • Text Input Fields
  • Name/Value Pairs
  • Checkboxes
  • Radio Buttons
  • Other "INPUT" Elements
  • The "TEXTAREA" Tag
  • Selection Lists
  • Selection Lists (cont.)