"Missing name after . operator "

[abcdriver]

<form name="return" method="post" action="a.jsp">
            <input type="hidden" name="name" value="bb">
         
        </form>
        <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
            document.return.submit();
        </script>

The code makes an auto-submit form.
In Firefox is working, but in Internet Explorer, it doesn't make the redirect thing.

In Netbeans I receive the message "Missing name after . operator "

What is the problem?

[gits]

return is a keyword ... you shouldn't use it .... change it to 'returnForm' or similar

[abcdriver]

So instead of

<form name="return"
document.return.submit();

I should use

<form name="blabla"
document.blabla.submit();

Is not working. :(

[Markus]

Try this (using document.getEle mentById())

<form id="returnForm" method="post" action="a.jsp">
            <input type="hidden" name="name" value="bb">
 
        </form>
        <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
            document.getElementById('returnForm').submit();
        </script>

[abcdriver]

Now is not working in Firefox, but in Internet Explorer is working. HAHAHA

[gits]

what about using the 'returnForm' as name attrib again and then:

document.forms['returnForm'].submit();

[LAT78]

Auto form submit in both browser ie+firefox

<?php
if(!function_exists('BrowserDetection')){
	function BrowserDetection($which_test){
		$browser='';
		$dom_browser='';
		$navigator_user_agent=(isset($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT'])) ? strtolower($_SERVER['HTTP_USER_AGENT']) : '';
		if(stristr($navigator_user_agent,"opera")){
			$browser='opera';
			$dom_browser=true;
		}elseif(stristr($navigator_user_agent,"msie 4")){
			$browser='msie4';
			$dom_browser=false;
		}elseif(stristr($navigator_user_agent,"msie")){
			$browser='msie';
			$dom_browser=true;
		}elseif((stristr($navigator_user_agent,"konqueror")) || (stristr($navigator_user_agent, "safari"))){
			$browser='safari';
			$dom_browser=true;
		}elseif(stristr($navigator_user_agent,"gecko")){
			$browser='mozilla';
			$dom_browser=true;
		}elseif(stristr($navigator_user_agent,"mozilla/4")){
			$browser='ns4';
			$dom_browser=false;
		}else{
			$dom_browser=false;
			$browser=false;
		}
		if($which_test=='browser'){
			return $browser;
		}elseif($which_test=='dom'){
			return $dom_browser;
		}
	}
}?>
<form name="SecretForm" method="post" action="a.jsp">
  <input type="hidden" name="name" value="bb">
  <input type="submit" value="submit">
</form><?
if(browserdetection('browser')=="msie"){?>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"><!--
	document.forms('SecretForm').submit()
//--></script><?
}elseif(BrowserDetection('browser')=="mozilla"){?>
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"><!--
	document.SecretForm.submit();
//--></script><?
}

[gits]

should that be useful for a form auto-submit? ... as Markus suggested by just giving the form an id and then using:

document.getElementById('formId').submit();

everything should work without any browser-detection. another option would be the reference in post #6. for a form submit no browser detection should be needed.

[LAT78]

yes but it doest work one my site and i have to use browser for the user not have to see a blank site with a submit button.