Submitting Forms

[Mtek]

Hi,

I have a generic routine that is called by many forms, and probably by
many browsers. The javascript performs some validation on the form
passed in and then issues the command 'submit()'.

I am getting an error that says "submit() is not defined"

I'm lost. This is a generic routine, so passing in the form is a
must.......

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks!!

john

[Dan Rumney]

Re: Submitting Forms

I have a generic routine that is called by many forms, and probably by

many browsers. The javascript performs some validation on the form
passed in and then issues the command 'submit()'.
>
I am getting an error that says "submit() is not defined"
>
I'm lost. This is a generic routine, so passing in the form is a
must.......
>
Any thoughts or suggestions?

submit() is a method on a form object... you can't just call it on its own

If you provide some sample code which demonstrates the problem that
you're having, that would be helpful.

Thanks

[Bart Van der Donck]

Re: Submitting Forms

Rumney wrote:

??? wrote:

>I have a generic routine that is called by many forms, and probably by
>many browsers.  The javascript performs some validation on the form
>passed in and then issues the command 'submit()'.

>

>I am getting an error that says "submit() is not defined"

>
submit() is a method on a form object... you can't just call it on its
own

Yes, but it usually indicates a less optimal design too. The
recommended way is to add an onSubmit-event to the form, and then
prevent the form to be submitted if the checks are not okay, in stead
of executing a submit()-command when the checks _are_ okay.

Wrong:

<form method="get" action="script. asp">
<input type="button" onClick="if (...) document.forms[0].submit()">
</form>

Right:

<form method="get" action="script. asp"
onSubmit="if (...) return false">
<input type="submit">
</form>

The logic for the checks is then reversed.

Hope this helps,

--
Bart