Why Automatically Reloading Index Page?

[cptk]

My index file is pointing to a cgi script which builds the html page and sends it back to the client, which contains javascript functions.

The intial loading and display of the page is working fine.

However, when I execute any javascript functions on the page (e.g. - clicking a test button to hide a DIV section using style.display="none"), it automatically reloads the index file!!!

I see the DIV section briefly disappear, but then the entire page reloads, thus effectively canceling any previous javascript function induced effects.

It (reloading of page automatically) even happens when I execute a simple function like 'alert ("hithere")'.

What am I forgetting/missing here?

 

[KevinADC]

after the html page loads, copy and paste the source code into a static html document. Upload it to your server (if necessary) and see what happens when you try similar things (like hiding the div).

 

[feherke]

Hi

Are you sure that test button is really a button, not a submit ? And how is that [tt]alert()[/tt] called ? By the way, what browser ?

I think this is a client side problem, but would be better to show some source too.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[ChrisHunt]

What am I forgetting/missing here?

A URL? Some source code?

-- Chris Hunt
Webmaster & Tragedian
Extra Connections Ltd

 

[cptk]

My mistake ... I was calling the function incorrectly (crappy), using the following:

<td onclick=Functname()><a href="">

The href="" (i.e. - blank) was reloading my page!

Instead, I switched to ...
<td><a href="javascript:Functname()">