Problem getting parameter from url

[mrDrive]

Hi all,

I have a link on my page that allows users to add a title (heading) to the page. It does so by showing a textbox and button when they click on the "Click to add title" link. I'm basically trying to tack a "title" param to the current url like this:

<a href="javascript:;" onClick="document.getElementById('HiddenForm').style.display='block'; document.addTitle.titleBox.focus();">Click to add title</a>

<div id="HiddenForm" style="display: none;">
   <form style="margin-top: 0;" name="addTitle">
      <input name="titleBox" type="text" size="50">&nbsp;
      <input type="button" value="Add Title" onClick="document.location.href = document.location.href + '&title=' + document.addTitle.titleBox.value; document.location.reload();">
      &nbsp;<input type="button" onClick="document.getElementById('HiddenForm').style.display='none';" value="Cancel" />
   </form>
</div>

The code above fails, but when I wrap part of my onClick event in an alert() it works (section in bold below), but I also obviously get the alert which I don't need....

<a href="javascript:;" onClick="document.getElementById('HiddenForm').style.display='block'; document.addTitle.titleBox.focus();">Click to add title</a>

<div id="HiddenForm" style="display: none;">
   <form style="margin-top: 0;" name="addTitle">
      <input name="titleBox" type="text" size="50">&nbsp;
      <input type="button" value="Add Title" [B]onClick="alert(document.location.href = document.location.href + '&title=' + document.addTitle.titleBox.value); document.location.reload();"[/B]>
      &nbsp;<input type="button" onClick="document.getElementById('HiddenForm').style.display='none';" value="Cancel" />
   </form>
</div>

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[kaht]

I had no problems using a function:

<script type="text/javascript">

function blah(str) {
   var page = String(document.location);
   document.location = page + "&title=" + str;
}

</script>
<input type="text" id="txt" />
<input type="button" value="click me" onclick="blah(document.getElementById('txt').value)" />

-kaht

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[mrDrive]

Hmmm...quirky. Worked for me too.

Thanks!!!!!