submitting info from many forms at once

[quextion]

hi!

i wonder if anyone can help me with this problem.

i need to post the info from the forms (10 of them!) on my page at once. i'd like to do this from a function that could be called by any of the submit buttons on the page.

i think the best way to do it is to collect the info into a string which is then made equal to a hidden field which is posted with any of the forms.

i'm open to any ideas though.

i have to post the data as it will frequently contain more than 255 chars, so a get won't do.

i'm new to javasript so there may be some inconsistency in my code, but here's the general idea>>

<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot;></script>
<!--
function StoreFormData(){

for ( k=0, k < 10; k++){ %> //loop for each of the ten forms on the page

f = &quot;form_block&quot;+String.valueOf(k)  // make jscript variable = to the name of the form

for(n = 0, n < f.elements.length; n++){ //loop through each of the elements in the form

stringbuff+=f.elements.value;
}

}
}

then i need to make the stringbuff equal to a form variable and send it out. i'm really not sure how to do this.

thanks in advance for any help.

cheers,

q

 

[harlekeyn]

Try the following.

In your javascript:

function submitall()
{
document.form1.submit();
document.form2.submit();
document.form3.submit();
}

and your forms:

<form action=&quot;blabla&quot; method=POST target=&quot;a&quot; name=&quot;form1&quot;>
<input name=&quot;myinput&quot;>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Submit&quot; onclick=&quot;submitall()&quot;>
</form>

<form action=&quot;blabla&quot; method=POST target=&quot;b&quot; name=&quot;form2&quot;>
<input name=&quot;myinput&quot;>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Submit&quot; onclick=&quot;submitall()&quot;>
</form>

<form action=&quot;blabla&quot; method=POST target=&quot;c&quot; name=&quot;form3&quot;>
<input name=&quot;myinput&quot;>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; value=&quot;Submit&quot; onclick=&quot;submitall()&quot;>
</form>

So, the the forms are submitted to other frames.
I assume you know how how to make frames...

see also:

http://developer.irt.org/script/880.htm

 

[Guest_imported]

I am afraid, but submitAll() function won't work as when you form1.submit() function is called, control will go to the next page.

 

[harlekeyn]

That's why you target that page to another (hidden) frame.