undefined error message

janise · Dec 5, 2003

I am getting the following error when I try running the code below.
First the error:

line: 10
Error: 'edit' is undefined

Line 10 is this line:
<select name="classcode" onchange="javascript:edit.submit();">

Below is the entire code:

page1:

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<title>A different Edit Screen</title>
<script language="javascript">
function editClass()
{
window.open("file2.asp?name=" + editFrm.txtClassCode.value, "edit", "toolbar=0, menu=0, scrollbars=0&quot

}
</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<form name="editFrm" method="POST">
<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td>Enter the Class Code : </td>
<td><input type="text" name="txtClassCode" size="20" /></td>
<td colspan="2"><input type="button" name="btnSubmit" value="Submit" onclick="javascript: editClass();"/></TD>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>

************************************

Page2:

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<title>Edit Details Screen</title>
</HEAD>
<BODY>

<%
Dim oConn , ORs, ConStr
ConStr = "dsn=safe"
Set oConn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection&quot

oConn.ConnectionString = ConStr
oConn.Open

Set oRs = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.RecordSet&quot

ORs.Open "Select name from guestbook Where name LIKE '%" & Request("class&quot

& "%'", oConn

%>
<form name="file2" action="updateJob.asp" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="class" value="<%=Request("class&quot

%>" />
<select name="classcode" onchange="javascript:edit.submit();">
<%
while not ORs.EOF
Response.Write "<option value='" & ORs.Fields(0) & "'>" & ORs.Fields(0) & "</option>"
ORs.MoveNext
Wend

IF Request.Form("classcode&quot

<> "" Then
ORs.Open "Select * from guestbook Where name='" & Request.Form("classcode&quot

& "'", oConn
while not ORs.EOF
txttile = ORs.Fields("country&quot

txtdate = ORs.Fields("dte&quot

txtname = ORs.Fields("name&quot

ORs.MoveNext
Wend
End if
%>
</select><br>
<input type="text" name="txttitle" value="<%=txttitle%>" /><br>
<input type="text" name="txtdate" value="<%=txtdate%>" /><br>
<input type="text" name="txtname" value="<%=txtname%>" /><br>
<input type=submit name="update" value="save"><br>
</form>
</BODY>
</HTML>

I will appreciate any help

tweenerz · Dec 5, 2003

first of all what are you trying to submit?

if it is the form in the second file you will need to write:

<select name="classcode" onchange="javascript:document.file2.submit();">

The error is saying it doesn't recognize 'edit' as a variable or object name. That is because it is the name of the window. To access the window via javascript you will have to assign the window.open statement to a variable:

objEditWin = window.open("file2.asp?name=" + editFrm.txtClassCode.value, "edit", "toolbar=0, menu=0, scrollbars=0&quot

now you can say:

objEditWin.document.formname.submit() if you need to.

hope that helps

janise · Dec 5, 2003

Thank you so so much for your help and explanation.
Now, after making that change, the error disappeared.
However, on the dropdown, when I try to select a different value from the dropdown, instead of giving me the value and populating the rest of the textboxes with records associated with the classcode, i am taking to a different page as though the update was made.
Any help in figuring this out will be really appreciated.
This problem is happening on page2.

There are a total of 3 pages.
The page not included is the update page which is fine.

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undefined error message

janise

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