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SUMMARYThis article describes how to use hidden fields in your forms. MORE INFORMATION
The Save Results Form Handler and the Registration Form Handler are both
examples of form handlers. When a form is submitted in the browser, the
values of each form field are passed to the form handler (specified by the
action attribute of the <form> tag). For example, if your form field is a
text box, the value sent to the form handler is the text entered in the
text box.
Using Hidden Form Fields with the Save Results Form HandlerWhen using hidden forms with the Save Results Form Handler, the values of hidden fields will be saved to the results file (or e-mail message) the same way that values of other fields are.Hidden fields will be listed first in the results file (or e-mail message) in the order in which they appear in the Hidden Fields dialog box (Click Advanced in the Form Properties dialog box). When using a custom confirmation page, use the hidden field name in the Confirmation Fields section. > Using Hidden Form Fields with the Discussion Form HandlerWhen using hidden forms with the Discussion Form Handler, the values of hidden fields are saved to the article the same way that the subject and contents fields are saved. Though when viewing the article, the hidden fields will be displayed at the top of the article above all other fields.Using Hidden Form Fields with the Registration Form HandlerYou must take a few extra steps in order to save hidden fields using the Registration Form Handler:
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