passing value - works in IE and not in Netscape

[greatfalls]

I am not sure what is wrong with the following.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have a input page, using a form with the following code:

<form name=&quot;pensionBenefits&quot; method=&quot;post&quot; action=&quot;output_civilian_e.cfm&quot;
and am passing to a output page using
<cfoutput>
the input page uses a dynamic javascript to display the current year and the last 4 years and is suppose to pass the years to the output page.
The following is the script and the way I have it set up.

<tr>
<!---these history years fields should stay as hidden fields --->
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearCur&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessOne&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessTwo&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessThree&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessFour&quot;>
<!---these history years fields should stay as hidden fields --->
<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
<!-- // Begins
var fldAry = new Array();
fldAry[0] = document.pensionBenefits.historyYearCur;
fldAry[1] = document.pensionBenefits.historyYearLessOne;
fldAry[2] = document.pensionBenefits.historyYearLessTwo;
fldAry[3] = document.pensionBenefits.historyYearLessThree;
fldAry[4] = document.pensionBenefits.historyYearLessFour;
var currYear = new Date();
currYear = currYear.getFullYear();
for (var i=0; i<fldAry.length; i++) {
fldAry.value = (currYear--);
document.writeln('<td width=&quot;98&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;out&quot;>'+fldAry.value+'</td>');
}
document.writeln('<td class=&quot;out&quot;> </td>');
// Ends -->
</script>
</tr>

and output as follows:
#historyYearCur#
#historyYearLessOne# ,etc

The following is what I see viewing from the browsers:
****netscape***

<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearCur&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessOne&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessTwo&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessThree&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessFour&quot;>

<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>

<!C- // Begins
var f<TD width=&quot;98&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;out&quot;>2001</TD>
<TD width=&quot;98&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;out&quot;>2000</TD>
<TD width=&quot;98&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;out&quot;>1999</TD>
<TD width=&quot;98&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;out&quot;>1998</TD>
<TD width=&quot;98&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;out&quot;>1997</TD>
<TD class=&quot;out&quot;> </TD>

***IE****

<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearCur&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessOne&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessTwo&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessThree&quot;>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;historyYearLessFour&quot;>

<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
<!-- // Begins
var fldAry = new Array();
fldAry[0] = document.pensionBenefits.historyYearCur;
fldAry[1] = document.pensionBenefits.historyYearLessOne;
fldAry[2] = document.pensionBenefits.historyYearLessTwo;
fldAry[3] = document.pensionBenefits.historyYearLessThree;
fldAry[4] = document.pensionBenefits.historyYearLessFour;
var currYear = new Date();
currYear = currYear.getFullYear();
for (var i=0; i<fldAry.length; i++) {
fldAry.value = (currYear--);
document.writeln('<td width=&quot;98&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;out&quot;>'+fldAry.value+'</td>');
}
document.writeln('<td class=&quot;out&quot;> </td>');
// Ends -->
</script>

 

[dmoore]

Are the values being passed all FORM values, or are there any URL values. If so, remember to use &quot;URLencodedFormat()&quot;, IE will automatically through in the %20%, where Netscape will not and will cause an error if there is a space in the URL line.

Hope this helps?

David Moore
SBE

 

[greatfalls]

dmoore,
Thanks for your reply, all the values being passed are inside a form, there are not urls.

Any other ideas?

 

[greatfalls]

I have just discovered that the hidden script causes the page to not print in Netscape. So I guess I can't use it at all any way.

How can I get the dates to display in the input page (form) and pass them to the output page?

 

[strantheman]

Im confused. So what do you want? What is your end goal?

 

[greatfalls]

Well, what I was trying to do was display the current year, and the last 4 previous years (on the input page - or a form). That wasn't a problem, but then - in the form - I was trying to pass and display them on the output page, which is a cfm page and am curently using a <cfoutput> for the output page. It must be possible, but it has given me alot of problems of one sort or another.
Thanks