Have one topic which creates another

Problem

You want one topic to create another (new) topic.

Context

The creating topic (optionally) collects some information from the user, then directs the wiki to generate a new topic with a specified name, template, etc.

Solution

Use an HTML form to collect any desired user data; direct the action at the wiki's "save" command.

The creating topic (optionally) collects some information from the user, then generates a URL for the new topic. When the user clicks a button, the HTML form's action sends the user to the wiki's "save" command. Associated parameters tell the wiki what information to include, what template to use, etc.

<form     name="fooform" method="post" action="%SCRIPTURL%/save/%WEB%/%URLPARAM{"topic"}%">
<input    name="templatetopic" value="FooTemplate"            type="hidden" />
<input    name="formtemplate"  value="FooForm"                type="hidden" />
<input    name="topic"         value="type topic name here"   type="text">
<textarea name="text"       rows="4" cols="60"></textarea>
<input type="submit">
</form>

Known Uses

• Creating topics with a consistent format for viewing.
• Creating topics containing specific metadata.

Known Limitations

See Also

• http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SaveContentWithoutEdit
• You might also want to see the TopicCreatePlugin, which allows you to create a number of topics when you submit the form, based on different templates.
• System.CommandAndCGIScripts#save