Recently I had to whip up a quick Web page to disseminate some information requiring a semblance of security in the form of a user name and password. Furthermore, I had HTML and Javascript but no server-side scripting at my immediate disposal. What I came up with as a solution was this.
- Create a form for entering user name and password. This doesn’t have to be any more complicated than two input fields:
<label>User name:</label>
<input type= 'text" id=' username" />
<label>Password:</label>
<input type= 'password" id=' password" />
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- Add a button to submit the form:
<input id= "btnSubmit" type= "button" value= "Submit" onclick= "javascript:go()" />
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