javascript not working with html doctype? 2

wvdba · Jun 18, 2008

hi,
i have part of a page code:

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
    "[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">[/URL]
...
...
...
...
...
...
<script type="text/javascript">
     function myfunction()
     {
       alert("inside the function");               
       var xxx;
       xxx = form1.field.value;
       alert(xxx);
     }
</script>

when i take out doctype, it recognizes my form1.field.value
but when i put it back, the value of form1.field.value is undefined.

BillyRayPreachersSon · Jun 18, 2008

As you've already discovered here thread215-1481285, this will work:

Code:

document.forms['form1'].elements['field'].value

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wvdba · Jun 18, 2008

thanks billy ray.
this worked ok.
however, after getting the code to work, here's my form tag:
<form name="form1" action="page2.asp" method="post" onSubmit="return DataIsOk();">

then in my javascript, i have this:
function DataIsOk()
DataIsOk = true;
if (field1 == "")
.. then i want to set the value of the field to "-----"
and i'm getting an error without any msgs when i use this:
document.forms['frm1'].elements['apt'].value; = "-----"

MarkZK · Jun 18, 2008

random semicolon ?,

document.forms['frm1'].elements['apt'].value = "-----";

wvdba · Jun 18, 2008

thanks markzk.
i totally forgot that one. i copied it from another line but forgot about the semicolon.
thanks so much.

MarkZK · Jun 18, 2008

no problem

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