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Asked: May 24, 20262026-05-24T01:21:32+00:00 2026-05-24T01:21:32+00:00

A simple html question i would like to make form that shows a different

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A simple html question i would like to make form that shows a different value to the one that it posts.

<form action="" method="post">          
<input type="submit" name="action" value="Buy"/>
</form>   

for example shows a button with Buy written on it and Buy is also posted. I would like it to show Buy, but I would like it submit a differnet value.

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    2026-05-24T01:21:33+00:00Added an answer on May 24, 2026 at 1:21 am

    In theory you can:

    <button type="submit" name="action" value="a differnet value">Buy</button>
    

    In practise, we have to operate on a WWW that includes Internet Explorer.

    You would probably be better off encoding the data into the name attribute and checking that.

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