Capturing the submit button value 1

Jorgandr · Jul 18, 2003

I have some code:

if not isempty(Request.form("Submit&quot

) then
do code
end if

This works if the user clicks on the submit button but not if they hit the enter key.. Is there a way around this so that it will always run that code in the if statement if they click on the submit or hit the enter key? Thank you.

ehsant · Jul 18, 2003

Hi...
Can you describe a little more ?
I know that you have a form with a submit button and when you press that button, and your form posts to an asp file, everything works fine.
but when you press enter in your form, you have a problem.
so if you just send your form and you asp which your form posts to here to see...

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TNX.
E.T.

longmatch · Jul 18, 2003

if you use the regular Submit control in the form, you can either click the submit button or hit the enter key. You can use
If request("submit&quot

= submitButtonValue then
do something
end if

not sure whether it is the answer you need.

Longmatch

Jorgandr · Jul 19, 2003

Here's an easy test of the problem. If I were to write a simple piece of coding:

<html>
<head>
</head>
<body>
<form method="POST" name="test" action="../testpage.asp">
<table>
<tr>
<td>
<input type="Text" name="Test">
</td>
<td>
<input type="Submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<%response.write Request.form("Submit&quot

%>
</form>
</body>
</html>

Here are the 3 scenarios and the value that is written on the page after the submit is done

1. Clicking on it ---> Writes "Submit" on the page
2. Tabbing so the Submit ---> Writes "Submit" on the page
is focused and then
hitting enter
3. Hitting the enter while --> Writes nothing on the page
in the text box

Because of that my coding that includes

if not isempty(Request.form("Submit&quot

) then
code
end if

will only work if the first 2 scenarios are done but not if the 3rd one happens. obviously I want it to happen for all 3. Any suggestions? Thank you.

Genimuse · Jul 19, 2003

What I do is add a hidden form field and check it -- it will be submitted no matter how the user submits the form.

Code:

<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;UserSubmit&quot; value=&quot;1&quot;>

clarkin · Jul 20, 2003

you just want to test if the page has been submitted?

try :

Code:

if Request.TotalBytes > 0 then
  'blabla
end if

Totalbytes is the length of stuff been submitted (so if nothing has been submitted, it will be 0).

That help?

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