*enctype

[nofue]

forms allow for a parameter enctype -- but documentation is lacking as how to use it.
Even stranger, there is formenctype as a row level parameter in forms, and it's documentation is even less approachable.

So please fill me in: what are these parameters / options used for?

[lovasoa]

Hi!

You can read more about these standard web form attributes here: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Reference/Elements/button#formenctype

But in short: unless you are doing something very unusual, you don't need it. SQLPage automatically chooses the best encoding type for you based on whether you have file attachments in your form or not. And SQLPage transparently processes both application/x-www-form-urlencoded and multipart/form-data on the receiving end so that you can always retrieve form field values with the :name syntax.

[nofue]

OK, so you're recommending to not use enctype exept in very special cases?
I just ask because in the tutorial files all forms I studied use enctype…

[lovasoa]

Hi! Could you point me to the outdated examples?

[nofue]

It's not from your page, but from learningsqlpage or such -- it came up first when searching for learning sqlpage …

[lovasoa]

I'll tell the author about it !