Submit Form With JavaScript

[RogerInHawaii]

I want to submit a form using JavaScript. Basically I need to do some pre-processing when the user clicks the Submit button to assure that all the necessary fields are filled out BEFORE I allow the form to actually be submitted. I found that I can do the actual submit in JavaScript with something like:

document.LAYOUTFORM.submit();

where LAYOUTFORM is the ID of the form.

In NetObjects, when you declare a page as a form it automatically names it LAYOUTFORM. But that's the NAME of the form, not its ID. It seems that there's no way to give the LAYOUT form an ID. I tried defining a table as a form (and putting all my controls inside it) and although it does cause <FORM> tags to be created around the table, again it does not provide a means of giving the form an ID.

So how do I do this? How can I specify an ID for the <FORM> tag? Or otherwise cause the page to be submitted properly?

[gotFusion]

you can include your ID within your form action after the action. like this:

/folder/file.ext" id="whatever

You will notice that the action URL has a closing quote and the last quote is left off. Fusion will add this when it writes your action to the form tag

[Twayne]

In news:RogerInHawaii.4pl7vb@no-mx.forums.netobjects.com,
RogerInHawaii <RogerInHawaii.4pl7vb@no-mx.forums.netobjects.com> typed:
:: I want to submit a form using JavaScript. Basically I need
:: to do some pre-processing when the user clicks the Submit
:: button to assure that all the necessary fields are filled
:: out BEFORE I allow the form to actually be submitted. I
:: found that I can do the actual submit in JavaScript with
:: something like:

What about the people who don't use or allow javascripts to run? There are
more of them than one might suspect according to my own site stats.

Twayne`


::
::
:: Code:
:: --------------------
:: document.LAYOUTFORM.submit();
:: --------------------
::
::
:: where LAYOUTFORM is the ID of the form.
::
:: In NetObjects, when you declare a page as a form it
:: automatically names it LAYOUTFORM. But that's the NAME of
:: the form, not its ID. It seems that there's no way to give
:: the LAYOUT form an ID. I tried defining a table as a form
:: (and putting all my controls inside it) and although it
:: does cause <FORM> tags to be created around the table,
:: again it does not provide a means of giving the form an
:: ID.
::
:: So how do I do this? How can I specify an ID for the
:: <FORM> tag? Or otherwise cause the page to be submitted
:: properly?