CommandLine input handling

				
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' Name: CommandLine input handling
' Description:This code looks for given command line variables and passes them to a form.
Great for passing data between webpages or from a plug-in such as Macromedia Shockwave Flash
' By: Iwan Westerduin
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' Inputs:[url of page].htm?name=[firstname]%20[lastname]&email=[e-mail address]
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' Returns:the code returns the given firstname, lastname and e-mail address in a form
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' Assumes:Place the code in a html file and save it,
to use it, just pass the following url from another webpage (from a hyperlink or so) or plug-in:
[url of page].htm?name=[firstname]%20[lastname]&email=[e-mail address]
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' Side Effects:none... as far as i know
'
'This code is copyrighted and has' limited warranties.Please see http://www.Planet-Source-Code.com/vb/scripts/ShowCode.asp?txtCodeId=1667&lngWId=14'for details.'**************************************

var username, user;
var userstring = location.href;
var nameStart = userstring.indexOf('name=')+5;
var nameEnd = userstring.indexOf('&');
var emailStart = userstring.indexOf('email=')+6;
var findquery = (userstring.indexOf('?') == -1);
function replace(myString,from,to){
	index = myString.indexOf(from);
	if(!myString || index == -1){
		return myString;
	}
	else {
		return(myString.substring(0,index) + to + replace(myString.substring(index + from.length),from, to));
	}
}
if (!findquery){
	username = replace(userstring.substring(nameStart, nameEnd),'%20', ' ');
	user = userstring.substring(emailStart, (userstring.length));
}
else {
	username = '';
	user = '';
}
Form1.T1.value=username
Form1.T2.value=user