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get info from one form into another?

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I have 2 forms on one page (a 'Submit' form and a 'Cancel' form).
I use hidden fields for the Cancel form.
Is there a way to get what the user types into a textarea in the Submit form and use it for the Cancel form?
I assume some type of JS is used for this, but I am not sure.
Basically, I'll have one 'Comments' field for both forms.
THANKS!!
 
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sure, set the value of area 2 to the value of area 1:

<body>
<form>
<textarea name=&quot;area1&quot; onchange=&quot;document.forms[1].area2.value = this.value;&quot;></textarea>
</form>
<form>
<textarea name=&quot;area2&quot;></textarea>
</form>
</body> ======================================

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-jeff
 
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Hi newbie

This can, of course, be done but, isn't it a little sneaky? If the user cancels, they have decided that they do not wish you to have the information that they placed there. Unless, of course, you are telling them that you are cancelling but you are just going to copy the info and send it anyway? Cheers
Keith
Administrator - javascriptcity.com
 
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it's not sneaky, i am working on an intranet form for requests to the IS dept.
I need a common Comments field, so if the guy wants to authorize the request, he can fill in some additional info. If he wants to cancel, then he can fill in the reason(s) why..that's all!
 
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for the '....forms[1]...' part, should i use as is, or sub in my form name?
 
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hi newbie,

the &quot;...forms[1]...&quot; refers to form # 2 in your page, provided you are really using two (or more) <form> tags. You could also use the name of the form (if you name it):

document.formName...

======================================

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-jeff
 
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this is what i'm using:
Form1:
msgText1 = msgText1 + &quot;<b>Comments</b><br><textarea name = Reason cols='40' rows='3' wrap='soft' onChange='document.cancel.Reason2.value = this.value;'></textarea>&quot;;

Form2:
String reason = req.getParameter(&quot;Reason2&quot;);
msgText1 = msgText1 + &quot;\r\nReason for Cancellation: &quot; + reason;

This is a java servlet.
I do not get a value for the Form2 part (just a blank is returned).
 
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oops!
form2 is:

msgText1= msgText1 +&quot;<input type = hidden name = Reason2>&quot;;

(the other part i posted was the servlet that handles the data for the Cancel form)
 
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