objects/forms

[sayimsick]

How can I code a button to change the values in multiple text fields? Do I
use an && or something similar? It would be very nice to see an example,
because I cannot find this in the tutorials that I have been reading.

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[Mick White]

Re: objects/forms

sayimsick wrote:
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> How can I code a button to change the values in multiple text fields? Do I
> use an && or something similar? It would be very nice to see an example,
> because I cannot find this in the tutorials that I have been reading.
>[/color]
.... onclick="a.valu e='A';b.value=' B';c.value='C'; ....">

Assuming textfields are in same form as the button, and that the
textfields are named "a", "b" and "c".

Mick

[kaeli]

Re: objects/forms

In article <V-mdnTqaVdizz0vdR Vn-vw@comcast.com> , sayimsick@comca st.net
enlightened us with...[color=blue]
> How can I code a button to change the values in multiple text fields? Do I
> use an && or something similar? It would be very nice to see an example,
> because I cannot find this in the tutorials that I have been reading.
>
>[/color]

What do you mean?
Can you clarify the question?

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[sayimsick]

Re: objects/forms

Thanks, I'll try this later!

"Mick White" <mwhite13@BOGUS rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message
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> sayimsick wrote:
>[color=green]
> > How can I code a button to change the values in multiple text fields?[/color][/color]
Do I[color=blue][color=green]
> > use an && or something similar? It would be very nice to see an[/color][/color]
example,[color=blue][color=green]
> > because I cannot find this in the tutorials that I have been reading.
> >[/color]
> ... onclick="a.valu e='A';b.value=' B';c.value='C'; ....">
>
> Assuming textfields are in same form as the button, and that the
> textfields are named "a", "b" and "c".
>
> Mick[/color]

[sayimsick]

Re: objects/forms

Okay, I have the javascript in the same form as my text fields, and the
fields are correctly named. When I push the button on the web page, nothing
happens. Can you help me further? Thank you very much. (I'm using a PHP
loop to generate the part after onClick, and that is why I have some empty
values)
Each of the fields that will be manipulated is a text (<input type='text'
....)
<script language="JavaS cript"><!--

if (window.print)

document.write( "<input type='button' value='This week is next week'
onClick=sun10.v alue='';sun11.v alue='hi';sun12 .value='hi';sun 13.value='';>") ;

//--></script>


"Mick White" <mwhite13@BOGUS rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message
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> sayimsick wrote:
>[color=green]
> > How can I code a button to change the values in multiple text fields?[/color][/color]
Do I[color=blue][color=green]
> > use an && or something similar? It would be very nice to see an[/color][/color]
example,[color=blue][color=green]
> > because I cannot find this in the tutorials that I have been reading.
> >[/color]
> ... onclick="a.valu e='A';b.value=' B';c.value='C'; ....">
>
> Assuming textfields are in same form as the button, and that the
> textfields are named "a", "b" and "c".
>
> Mick[/color]

[Mick White]

Re: objects/forms

sayimsick wrote:

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> Each of the fields that will be manipulated is a text (<input type='text'
> ...)[/color]

See example:

http://www.mickweb.com/demo/dynamicButton.html

<form>
<input name="sun13" type="text" value="stuff">
<input name="sun11" type="text" value="stuff">
<input name="sun12" type="text" value="stuff">
<input name="sun10" type="text" value="stuff">
<script type="text/JavaScript">
document.write( "<input type='button' value='This week is next week'
onclick=\"sun10 .value='';sun11 .value='hi';sun 12.value='hi';s un13.value='';\ "[color=blue]
>")[/color]
</script>
</form>

Mick

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> "Mick White" <mwhite13@BOGUS rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message
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[Lasse Reichstein Nielsen]

Re: objects/forms

Mick White <mwhite13@BOGUS rochester.rr.co m> writes:
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> <form>[/color]

(The action attribute is required in HTML 4)
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> <input name="sun13" type="text" value="stuff">[/color]
....[color=blue]
> <script type="text/JavaScript">
> document.write( "<input type='button' value='This week is next week'
> onclick=\"sun10 .value='';sun11 .value='hi';sun 12.value='hi';s un13.value='';\ "[/color]

There are browsers where this will fail because the properties of the
containing form element is not added to the scope chain of the onclick
handler. A safer method is:
onclick=\"var f=this.form.ele ments;f.sun10.v alue='',f.sun11 .value='hi' ...

/L
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[Mick White]

Re: objects/forms

Lasse Reichstein Nielsen wrote:
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> Mick White <mwhite13@BOGUS rochester.rr.co m> writes:[/color]
[color=blue]
>[color=green]
>><script type="text/JavaScript">
>> document.write( "<input type='button' value='This week is next week'
>> onclick=\"sun10 .value='';sun11 .value='hi';sun 12.value='hi';s un13.value='';\ "[/color]
>
>
> There are browsers where this will fail because the properties of the
> containing form element is not added to the scope chain of the onclick
> handler. A safer method is:
> onclick=\"var f=this.form.ele ments;f.sun10.v alue='',f.sun11 .value='hi' ...[/color]

Yes, you're probably right. But I haven't found a browser that chokes on it.
Mick
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> /L[/color]

[sayimsick]

Re: objects/forms

hmmmm something is still wrong, even if I use your exact script, and I know
that the script should work because it works on that page.
Does it matter that some fields do not exist that the button refers to?
Does it matter that the name is in single quotes? Does it matter that it is
separated by a few rows and the submit button? Did I put a semicolon in the
wrong spot? Thank you very much for helping me, even though I'm sure that
I'm a frustrating beginner to you.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
This is what I have in php, and then I will show you how it gets translated:

echo"<TD><input name='$sun_one' type='text' value='$sun1[$i]'></TD>";

/*some table rows are here]*/

<TR>
<TD>
echo"javabutton is $javabutton<br>
<script language=\"Java Script\"><!--
document.write( \"<input type='button' value='This week is next week'
onclick=\\\"$ja vabutton\\\">\" )
//--></script>
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>";

Here is the translated web page exerpt:

<TD><input name='sun12' type='text' value='34'></TD>
<script language="JavaS cript"><!--

javabutton is
sun10.value=''; sun11.value='hi ';sun12.value=' hi';sun13.value ='';<br>

document.write( "<input type='button' value='This week is next week'
onclick=\"sun10 .value='';sun11 .value='hi';sun 12.value='hi';s un13.value='';\ "[color=blue]
>")[/color]

//--></script>


"Mick White" <mwhite13@BOGUS rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message
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> sayimsick wrote:
>
>[color=green]
> > Each of the fields that will be manipulated is a text (<input[/color][/color]
type='text'[color=blue][color=green]
> > ...)[/color]
>
> See example:
>
> http://www.mickweb.com/demo/dynamicButton.html
>
> <form>
> <input name="sun13" type="text" value="stuff">
> <input name="sun11" type="text" value="stuff">
> <input name="sun12" type="text" value="stuff">
> <input name="sun10" type="text" value="stuff">
> <script type="text/JavaScript">
> document.write( "<input type='button' value='This week is next week'
>[/color]
onclick=\"sun10 .value='';sun11 .value='hi';sun 12.value='hi';s un13.value='';\ "[color=blue][color=green]
> >")[/color]
> </script>
> </form>
>
> Mick
>
>[color=green]
> > "Mick White" <mwhite13@BOGUS rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message
> > news:jLBBc.3691 71$M3.38290@twi ster.nyroc.rr.c om...[/color][/color]

[Mick White]

Re: objects/forms

sayimsick wrote:
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> hmmmm something is still wrong, even if I use your exact script, and I know
> that the script should work because it works on that page.
> Does it matter that some fields do not exist that the button refers to?[/color]

Absolutely. You can test for this in PHP, or in js.
- if(sun10 && sun11 && ...)
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> Does it matter that the name is in single quotes?[/color]

NO

Does it matter that it is[color=blue]
> separated by a few rows and the submit button?[/color]

No, as long as the textboxes and form controls are within the same form.
And within <form> </form> pair.

Did I put a semicolon in the[color=blue]
> wrong spot?[/color]
Looks OK
Mick

[sayimsick]

Re: objects/forms

Thank you VERY much. The button works perfectly now.

"Mick White" <mwhite13@BOGUS rochester.rr.co m> wrote in message
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> sayimsick wrote:
>[color=green]
> > hmmmm something is still wrong, even if I use your exact script, and I[/color][/color]
know[color=blue][color=green]
> > that the script should work because it works on that page.
> > Does it matter that some fields do not exist that the button refers to?[/color]
>
> Absolutely. You can test for this in PHP, or in js.
> - if(sun10 && sun11 && ...)
>[color=green]
> > Does it matter that the name is in single quotes?[/color]
>
> NO
>
> Does it matter that it is[color=green]
> > separated by a few rows and the submit button?[/color]
>
> No, as long as the textboxes and form controls are within the same form.
> And within <form> </form> pair.
>
> Did I put a semicolon in the[color=green]
> > wrong spot?[/color]
> Looks OK
> Mick
>[/color]