About html parameter form

Hi Guys,
if i put the code as below in the before form value
<html>
<body bgcolor="#29716F">
<form method=post action="http://localhost/reports/rwservlet?">
<input name="hidden_run_parameters"
type=hidden value="report=account_statement.rdf&userid=scott/tiger@ora10&desformat=pdf&destype=Cache">
<center>
<p><table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0>
<tr>
<td><input type=submit></td>
<td width=15>
<td><input type=reset></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p><hr><p>
</form>
</body>
</html>
the html parameter form works file ,it can take the user parameters into report output.
but if i put this code in after form value
it doesn't work, can not pass user parameters into output.
Actually, i just want to move submit and reset buttons down, let them are displayed after customized parameter form.
anybody has idea about this? Thanks in advance.
Appcat
Message was edited by:
user577805

Hello,
To display the buttons "Submit" and "Reset" at the bottom of the Parameter Form, just put the lines
<input type=submit>
<input type=reset>
just before the tag </form>
Example of "After Form Value" :
<table><tr>
<td><input type=submit></td>
<td width=15>
<td><input type=reset></td>
</tr></table>
</center>
</body>
</form>
</html>
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