Two Submit Buttons on a form

[Joelo]

Please I have a form with two submit buttons. Each to cause the user to do different thing (Save Form and Submit Form)
On clicking the SAVE Form Button...Information entered by the user is saved for editing later and On clicking
the SAVE Form Button...Information entered by the user is validated and submitted into the database


Response.Write "<form name=""device"" onSubmit=""return checkrequired(this)"" action=""devicedatabaseform.asp"" method=""post"">" & VbCrLf

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response.write(" <td align=left><input type=""submit"" name=""SAVE"" value=""Click Here to SAVE FORM"" onclick=""parent.passDate(this.form.x_TESTDATE.value);""></td>")
response.write(" <td align=left><input type=""submit"" name=""Action"" value=""Click Here to SUBMIT FORM"" onclick=""parent.passDate(this.form.x_TESTDATE.value);""></td>")


response.write(" </form>")

thanks

 

[onpnt]

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[Joelo]

Please How do I call "return checkrequired(this)" function to validate info on the b/4 the form is submitted?


thanks

 

[simonchristieis]

<form name="form1" onSubmit="return checkrequired(this)">

<form name="form2" onSubmit="return checkrequired(this)">

 

[Joelo]

I am sorry about that I want to call "return checkrequired(this)" function to validate info on the b/4 the form is submitted only when submit button is clicked on

 

[Joelo]

please could somebody tell me what I am doing wrong...I can't seem to get it setaction(this.value) function to work with the same onClick event as return checkrequired(this) function

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- Begin
function checkrequired(which) {
var pass=true;
if (document.images) {
for (i=0;i<which.length;i++) {
var tempobj=which.elements;
if (tempobj.name.substring(0,0)=="") {
if (((tempobj.type=="text")&&
tempobj.value=='')||(tempobj.type.toString().charAt(0)=="s"&&
tempobj.selectedIndex==0)) {
pass=false;
break;
}
}
}
}
if (!pass) {
shortFieldName=tempobj.name.substring(2,60).toUpperCase();
alert("Please Enter the Required Information for "+shortFieldName+" field.");
//tempobj.focus();
return false;
}
else
return true;
}

function setaction(strVal){
if (strVal == "Click Here to SAVE FORM"){
document.device.action="devicedatabaseform.asp";
alert("You are about to Save your Information");
document.device.submit();
}
else if (strVal == "Click Here to SUBMIT FORM"){
document.device.action="devicedatabaseform.asp";
alert("You are about to Submit your Information");
document.device.submit();
}
else {
alert("a error occured!")
}
}

// End -->
</script>

 

[Joelo]

please could somebody tell me what I am doing wrong...I can't seem to get it setaction(this.value) function to work with the same onClick event as return checkrequired(this) function

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- Begin
function checkrequired(which) {
var pass=true;
if (document.images) {
for (i=0;i<which.length;i++) {
var tempobj=which.elements;
if (tempobj.name.substring(0,0)=="") {
if (((tempobj.type=="text")&&
tempobj.value=='')||(tempobj.type.toString().charAt(0)=="s"&&
tempobj.selectedIndex==0)) {
pass=false;
break;
}
}
}
}
if (!pass) {
shortFieldName=tempobj.name.substring(2,60).toUpperCase();
alert("Please Enter the Required Information for "+shortFieldName+" field.");
//tempobj.focus();
return false;
}
else
return true;
}

function setaction(strVal){
if (strVal == "Click Here to SAVE FORM"){
document.device.action="devicedatabaseform.asp";
alert("You are about to Save your Information");
document.device.submit();
}
else if (strVal == "Click Here to SUBMIT FORM"){
document.device.action="devicedatabaseform.asp";
alert("You are about to Submit your Information");
document.device.submit();
}
else {
alert("a error occured!")
}
}

// End -->
</script>

response.write(" <input type=""submit"" name=""Action"" value=""Click Here to SUBMIT FORM"" onclick=""return checkrequired(this.form); parent.passDate(this.form.x_TESTDATE.value); setaction(this.value);""></td>")

 

[simonchristieis]

this wont work.

response.write("  <input type=""submit"" name=""Action"" value=""Click Here to SUBMIT FORM"" onclick=""return checkrequired(this.form); parent.passDate(this.form.x_TESTDATE.value); setaction(this.value);""></td>")

it will not stop the form submitting.

use the code I suggested earlier:

<form name="form1" onSubmit="return checkrequired(this)">

<form name="form2" onSubmit="return checkrequired(this)">

if the function returns false the form will not send.