Javascript populated data in textbox dissapears on postback

[bobmm]

Hi all...

I am populating a textbox from some javascript (eg document.all(detailsHREF).value = details. When the form is submitted via postback, the serverside code cannot see the text within this control. I have played around with the viewstate settings, but cannot seem to resolve this...

Any idea's anyone????

Thank's for any help that can be offered.

 

[dragonwell]

Either make the textbox a Server control

<asp:TextBox/>

or get the value from the Request.Forms collection

Request.Form["DetailsHREF"]

But - Why do you need populate the textbox using client script?

HTH


David

 

[bobmm]

Thanks for the response dragonwell...

I perhaps should have made my question a litle clearer...

The textbox is a server side control (<asp:textbox runat=&quot;server&quot;> etc) .. the server side code I have pick's up the textbox.text value without problem if the textbox is directly typed into, it is only when the textbox is populated from clientside script, that a problem occurs.

The text is populated via JavaScript because it is sometimes reliant on a selection from a combo box, and to save a round trip to the server, is being modified to clientside code.

From what I have been reading to date, this problem will be down to the postback data or/and viewstate issues..

Thank's again...