Href and submit

Bastien · May 10, 2001

hi guys
in the below code i have an href with an onclick. what i am tryig to do is call another page an insert it into frame 3. The page in frame 2 is to be called and have a blank clientcode submitted to clear the index out of the frame.

i keep getting an error on the submit part. what have i got wrong?

function ClearIndex(){
document.form1.clcode.value="";
document.form1.submit();
}
</script>
<body bgColor=#ffcc66 scrolling = no >

<Form id=form1 name=form1 method=post action=index1.asp
target = idx1 onSubmit = validate();>
Enter client code:<br>
<input name = clcode size = 7 maxlength = 4 ><br>

<p><input type = Submit name = submit value = Submit>
</P>
</form>
<A href=ReportStatus1.asp target = main onClick = "javascript:ClearIndex()">Status Report</a>
</body></html>

tia

bastien

link9 · May 10, 2001

I think if you use javascript, you have to enclose it in double quotes???

onSubmit ="validate();">

don't know that that's it, but haven't ever seen it done without them.

Bastien · May 10, 2001

Hi Paul

There is no OnSubmit...I am using an onClick function to asign a value to the clcode and using the fucntion to submit the form...

Bastien

link9 · May 10, 2001

Then what is this???

<Form id=form1 name=form1 method=post action=index1.asp
target = idx1 onSubmit = validate();>

Came from your original post??

Bastien · May 10, 2001

Hi paul,

so what you're indicating is that I have a collision between the code for the onSubmit for the form and the onCLick for the HREF...is there a way around this??
It is the HREF that I have the problem with currently...

thanks

bastien

link9 · May 10, 2001

Well, I see no validate() function in your post -- does such a function exist on your page???

The error that I'm getting when I execute your code up there is "object expected" -- which tells me that it's looking for a function on the page, validate(), but there is none --

Without seeing the rest of the code for your page, I would try this:

<html>
<head>
<title>Hiding Tables</title>
</head>
<script language=javascript>
function ClearIndex(){
document.form1.clcode.value="";
document.form1.submit();
}
</script>
<body bgColor=#ffcc66 scrolling = no >

<Form id=form1 name=form1 method=post action=index1.asp
target = idx1>
Enter client code:<br>
<input name = clcode size = 7 maxlength = 4 ><br>

<p><input type = Submit name = submit value = Submit>
</P>
</form>
<A href=ReportStatus1.asp target = main onClick = "javascript:ClearIndex()">Status Report</a>
</body></html>

basically, I just took out the onSubmit=validate() part of your code -- it then executed without any errors.

Paul Prewett

PepperPepsi · May 10, 2001

Hi bastien,

the problem is in this line,
<input type = Submit name = submit value = Submit>
you need to avoid to use the name "submit" for your submit button, cuz when you call the "document.form1.submit();" javascript think you need to do something with the button "submit". To fix this bug, simply rename the submit button, for example:
<input type="Submit" name="SubmitButton" value="Submit">

hope this helps,
Chiu Chan
WebMaster & Software Engineer
emagine solutions, inc

http://www.emagine-solutions.com

cchan@emagine-solutions.com

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