Martin Honnen <mahotrash@yahoo.de> wrote in message news:<400fba47$1@olaf.komtel.net>...[color=blue]
> Shaun Fleming wrote:
>[color=green]
> > I've been trying to make this simple script compatible across various
> > browsers. It works for IE 6.0 and NS 7 but doesnt work with Opera (I
> > have version 7.11). This is what is supposed to happen: when the user
> > clicks a button in the main window, a dialog window pops up. In the
> > dialog the user enters a university to search for. When the string is
> > submitted, the dialog then shows all the matches found in the
> > database. The user picks one and clicks the Submit button. The Submit
> > button's code is as follows:
> >
> > <INPUT type="button" value="Submit"
> > onclick="javascript
:refreshParentWizard(window,
> > parent.opener.location);">
> >
> > It calls refreshParentWizard(), whose sole purpose is to edit the
> > query string arguments so that the main page will save itself when a
> > university is returned. Its code is:
> >
> > function refreshParentWizard(window, location) {
> >
> > // find the querystring (if it exists)
> > iQueryString = location.href.indexOf('?');
> >
> > if (iQueryString > -1) {
> > location.href=location.href.substring(0, iQueryString) +
> > "?action=quicksave&screen=previous_education&" ;
> > }
> > else {
> > location.href=location +
> > "action=quicksave&screen=previous_education&";
> > }
> >
> > document.forms[0].submit();
> >
> > self.close();
> >
> > return true;
> >
> > }
> >
> > After the button is clicked, the function is called which submits the
> > form and closes the window (as seen in the code above). Then the main
> > window is refreshed displaying the University the user picked in a
> > field. The problem is Opera will refresh the main page but the
> > selected university does not show up. I have tried many different ways
> > to do it but none will work. I have checked to make sure that the form
> > is passing the right query string arguments when submitted and it is
> > passing the same arguments in every browser. I have also checked the
> > docs for Opera to see if it supports the functions and it appears that
> > it does. I was having problems getting the script to work in NS but I
> > got it to work by changing the Submit button type from "submit" to
> > "button" and simply calling form.submit(). I am pretty lost so if
> > anyone could help me, it would be greatly appreciated.[/color]
>
> Are you getting any errors in the Opera JavaScript console?
>
> Although you have provided a long description anyone trying to
> understand what could go wrong will much easier be able to do that if
> you provide a URL to a test page where the problem happens. I understand
> that it might be a problem if server side code is involved that is not
> on a public server but maybe a test case with static pages allows to
> demonstrate the problem.[/color]
Sorry for the delay in response. I had to ask my boss if it was ok to
post the site. And No I am not getting any errors in the Javascript
console. I am currently looking at another thread where another guy
had a similar problem as me with Opera 7 (I think the thread is called
"Javascript and Opera 7" or something along those lines). The link to
the site is <a href="https://was-1.umd.edu/admissions/Entry.jsp">https://was-1.umd.edu/admissions/Entry.jsp</a>
but u will need to fill out some registration stuff bc this web app is
currently being used for graduate applications. Once you've filled out
everything and returned the confirmation email, the problem is when
you click the Previous Education tab and click the magnifying glass
next to the "College/University" text field. Another window will then
pop up where you will have to enter a search string for a college
name. Once you submit the search a list of matches will come up.
Select one and click submit. The dialog window will close and the main
page will be refreshed but instead of having the text field next to
the magnifying glass, you should see a bullet and the college you
picked. However, this doesnt work in Opera (the form does not seem to
be submitted for some reason). If you want to see how it should work,
do the steps above in IE or Netscape 7. And again, any suggestions
would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Shaun
P.S. You might not want to actually submit the entire application
because this site is a prod site and all applications do get looked at
by the University.
