.submit() not working? 1

snoopy75 · Nov 19, 2003

I don't understand. I have a link on my page that looks like this:

Code:

<a href=&quot;javascript:;&quot; onClick=&quot;deleteNom();&quot;>Delete Nomenclature</a>

...which fires this function:

Code:

function deleteNom() {
	if (confirm(&quot;Really delete this Nomenclature and all items under it?&quot;)) {
		form3.submit();
	}
}

... which supposedly submits this form:

Code:

<form name=&quot;form3&quot; id=&quot;form3&quot; method=&quot;POST&quot; action=&quot;<%=MM_editAction%>&quot;>
  <input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;MM_delete&quot; value=&quot;form3&quot;>
  <input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;MM_recordId&quot; value=&quot;<%= rsDetail.Fields.Item(&quot;EquipmentID&quot;).Value %>&quot;>
</form>

Through experimentation, I've discovered that the onClick event works... the function works... and the form seems to get submitted, but without the post data, so nothing actually happens. Have I got something wrong? Thanks in advance.

--Ryan

mwolf00 · Nov 19, 2003

try this...

document.form3.submit();

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onpnt · Nov 19, 2003

is there a named submit button on the page at all (with in the form tags)

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snoopy75 · Nov 19, 2003

Code:

document.form3.submit();

does not work. Neither does

Code:

document.all.form3.submit();

.

There is not a named submit button in this form. I didn't think it was necessary? I don't want the user to be able to submit the form by themselves. I want this Javascript function to do it. I've done it before on other pages, but this one isn't working, and it's stumping me. [evil]

--Ryan

Lrnmore · Nov 19, 2003

snoopy75,

Maybe this will help, I've changed some stuff for testing
but you can put it right when you figure out what's wrong.

Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC &quot;-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN&quot;>
<html><head><title>TEST</title><script>
function deleteNom() {
    if (confirm(&quot;Really delete this Nomenclature and all items under it?&quot;)) {
        document.form3.submit();
    }
}
</script></head><body>
<a href=&quot;#&quot; onClick=&quot;javascript:deleteNom();&quot;>Delete Nomenclature</a>
<form name=&quot;form3&quot; id=&quot;form3&quot; method=&quot;POST&quot; action=&quot;[URL unfurl="true"]http://test&quot;>[/URL]
  <input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;MM_delete&quot; value=&quot;form3&quot;>
  <input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;MM_recordId&quot; value=&quot;test&quot;>
</form></body></html>

2b||!2b

jemminger · Nov 19, 2003

works fine for me as a GET to the same page...POST should work fine too

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try { succeed(); } catch(E) { tryAgain(); }

snoopy75 · Nov 20, 2003

Okay... Thanks to Lrnmore, I've got it... Here's what made the difference:

Code:

<a href=&quot;javascript:;&quot; onClick=&quot;deleteNom();&quot;>Delete Nomenclature</a>

didn't work, but

Code:

<a href=&quot;#&quot; onClick=&quot;deleteNom();&quot;>Delete Nomenclature</a>

did.

I wonder why? Could it be that the

Code:

javascript:;

cancelled out the onClick event somehow? [neutral]

Anyway, it works perfectly now. Thanks! [thumbsup2]

--Ryan

onpnt · Nov 20, 2003

you would need a void(0) in there
eg:
javascript:void(0);

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