Get JS var from PHP - Teh Forum

<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42278.0&return_msg=42278.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.1">1–8</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42278.1">Get JS var from PHP</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42278_1_8_10"> <a name="a42278_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_42278_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">19 Dec 2018 23:26</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 8</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.1">42278.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Can someone help me figure out how to do this? I've been able to do this before but can't seem to figure it out now!<br /><br /><a href="http://73.79.174.73:5150/a/resources/browser/">Here is the page</a> that does what I want. I am going to put a submit button on this page so when you have selected the path you want, click submit and it would pass the var from js to a page I haven't created yet.<br /><br /> I have also posted the page code for all the pages involved here:<br /><br /> Thanks very much!<br /><br /><a href="https://thetechnical.me/paste/view/be087d09">Index.html</a><br /><a href="https://thetechnical.me/paste/view/66349707">search_dir.php</a><br /><a href="https://thetechnical.me/paste/view/58ef3a2f">browser.js</a><br /><a href="https://thetechnical.me/paste/view/81c112ca">ajax.js</a><div class="edit_text">EDITED: 20 Dec 2018 00:02 by SHIELDSIT</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42278.1&return_msg=42278.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42278.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42278_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_42278_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">20 Dec 2018 14:10</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 20 Dec 2018 14:50"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 8</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.2">42278.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.1#a42278_1" target="_self">42278.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Your use of words suggests you need to read up on the HTTP request/response process and get a better understanding of what you're trying to do - because you're already doing the same thing you're asking with that code. <p>Start at the beginning and describe the general problem you're trying to solve / what you're trying to achieve - because if this isn't a learning exercise there's probably already something that does what you want (and it'll be better than that code), but if it is a learning exercise, I'm not just going to hand you a block of code that doesn't help you understand.</p><div class="edit_text">EDITED: 20 Dec 2018 14:11 by BOUGHTONP</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42278.2&return_msg=42278.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42278.2"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42278_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_42278_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">20 Dec 2018 14:54</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 20 Dec 2018 21:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 8</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.3">42278.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.1#a42278_2" target="_self">42278.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I think I'm having a hard time thinking of how to select the folder I want and carry that to another page. <br /><br /> I have a page that I use to merge .mp3 files and I've been editing the code with the folder I want to run the code on. I know the code I posted here will give me what I need, but I don't know what variable is holding the final result and if I found it I don't know how to carry that result to a different page than the ones I posted here.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42278.3&return_msg=42278.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42278.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42278_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_42278_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">20 Dec 2018 21:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 20 Dec 2018 21:42"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 8</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.4">42278.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.1#a42278_3" target="_self">42278.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Why not use a more full-featured widget, like <a href="https://github.com/servocoder/RichFilemanager">RichFilemanager</a> or <a href="https://webix.com/filemanager/#!//">Webix File Manager</a> (<a href="https://github.com/webix-hub/webix">on GitHub</a>), which should provide hooks for when you've selected the relevant file/directories.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42278.4&return_msg=42278.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42278.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42278_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_42278_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">20 Dec 2018 21:43</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 Dec 2018 14:06"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 8</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.5">42278.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.1#a42278_4" target="_self">42278.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I don't have a preference, but I only need to see directories/sub dirs. I'll look at the ones you posted. I've been messing with the one I have for about two hours now and I can't get it for the life of me!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42278.5&return_msg=42278.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42278.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42278_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_42278_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">20 Dec 2018 21:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 Dec 2018 14:06"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 8</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.6">42278.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.1#a42278_4" target="_self">42278.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Those look nice but they do way more than I need. I just need a list of dirs and subdirs for a specified path and when I drill down and click select that's the value I get to use in another page.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42278.6&return_msg=42278.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42278.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42278_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_42278_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">21 Dec 2018 01:28</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Peter (BOUGHTONP) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 21 Dec 2018 14:06"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 8</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.7">42278.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.1#a42278_4" target="_self">42278.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I was able to find some code that I could figure out and got this working!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42278.7&return_msg=42278.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42278.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42278_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_42278_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">21 Dec 2018 14:36</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Ken (SHIELDSIT) <span><span class="image post_unread" title="Unread Message"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 8</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.8">42278.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42278.1#a42278_6" target="_self">42278.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <i>> Those look nice but they do way more than I need.</i> <p>They're full-featured file managers, which will include the feature of easy integration, and should still be stylable to a simple interface.</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42278.8&return_msg=42278.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42278.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>