Simulate a button on a form being pressed...

[Ross1811]

Is there anyway for javascript Function to simulate pressing a button such as submit on a form?


Thanks,
Ross

 

[adam0101]

document.formName.buttonName.click()

or to submit the form directly

document.formName.submit()

Adam

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[Ross1811]

It does not seem to work, maybe I am missing something simple, I am calling the right form and button, just nothing is happening. Any ideas?

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

I'd use the second option given by Adam... you will have to ensure you do not have any form elements named "submit", however.

Failing that, you'll have to post your code.

Dan


The answers you get are only as good as the information you give!

 

[Ross1811]

this is my code,

<script>
function ShowPage()
{
document.form.submit()
}
</script>


<input type="reset" name="Submit2" value="Reset">
<inputname="Submit12"type="submit"id="Submit12"value="Query">
<input type="submit" name="Submit3"value="Insert">


Those are my buttons, all I need for it to do is go to and click the query button.


Ross

 

[trollacious]

What's the name of the form? You have to refer to it by name, or by number:

document.forms[0].submit();

or

document.forms[formname].submit();

It's not a good idea to name a form "form", or use any other words like that ("text", "button", "checkbox", "submit") for element names or IDs.

But, as always, no real code, no real answers.

Lee

 

[webmast3r]

when u put a button type as submit, it will automatically submit the form...

if you need to run a special code when u do the submit u can do it in two ways:

1- specify a onsubmit action (note that in this case you have to add a return false in the showpage function, or else the form will be submitted twice

<form name="submitform" action="search.asp" onsubmit="javascript:showpage()">
... //remaining of form here
<input type="submit" value="query">
</form>

2- you just add a regular button and assign it to the function showpage

<form name="submitform" action="search.asp">
... //remaining of form here
<input type="button" value="query" onclick="javascript:showpage()">
</form>

Hope This helps

Cheers, Dan