VBScript - Cannot specify the document or form.

[Dino123]

Hi

I have a page written in VBScript, which uses values from a page posted to it, to send an e-mail. The problem is that when I try to specify a control within the page I get an error, saying "Object Required : Document". Here is a piece of the code:

<%@ Language=VBScript %>
<%
Dim szMail
 
szMail =    "<form id= SendAccounting  name = SendAccounting language=VBScript>"&_
            "<table>"&_
                "<TR>"&_
                "<TD><STRONG><FONT size = 6; color = #ff3366;>"&"Accounting Instruction"&"</FONT></STRONG>"&_
                "</TD>"&_
                "</TR>"&_
                "<TR>"&_
                "</TR>"&_
            "</table>"&_
 
 
                "<TABLE>" &_
                    "<TR>"&_
                            "<STRONG><FONT color = #ff6666;>" & "Please mark one of the following:" & "</FONT> </STRONG>" &_    
                    "</TR>"&_
                    "<TR>"&_
                        "<TD><STRONG>"& "Matching Instruction:" & "</STRONG><INPUT id= chkMatching type= checkbox name= chkMatching>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>"&_ 
                        "<TD><STRONG>"& "Journal:"&"</STRONG></STRONG><INPUT id= chkJournal type= checkbox name= chkJournal>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>"&_ 
                        "<TD><STRONG>"& "Write Off:"&"</STRONG></STRONG><INPUT id= chkWriteOff type= checkbox name= chkWriteOff>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>"&_ 
                    "</TR>"&_
                    "<TR>"&_
                    "</TR>"&_
                    "<TR>"&_
                    "</TR>"&_
                "</TABLE>"&_
"</form>"
 
Dim TheForm
Set TheForm = document.SendAccounting
 
if request.Form("chkMatching")= "on" then
SendAccounting.chkMatching1.checked
end if
 

The problem occures when I try to reference the control by specifying the document and form that the controls in.

I have also tried Document.forms( o).chkmatching1 , but that doesn'y work either, I get the same error.

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

[dorinbogdan]

try to give an ID to the checkbox (i.e. chkID1) and use
[HTML]document.getEle mentById("chkID 1")[/HTML] to get a reference to it.

[Dino123]

Hi

I tried that, though I'm still getting the "Object required: 'document' " error.

Thanks

[dorinbogdan]

Hmm, it seems to me that you dont have any document there, just the szMail string with the HTML code, but it is not used anywere?

[Dino123]

Yup. As you see I'm dynamically building up the table using script within the "", I've given the form the id, any ideas on the document part of it?

Would you like me to post all the code it's about 400 lines long? I only posted the offending bit.

[dorinbogdan]

Question:
Do you can access the form through
[HTML]document.getEle mentById("SendA ccounting")[/HTML]
?

[Dino123]

Hi

Tried that as well, still no luck. Getting the same error message.

Thanks

[dorinbogdan]

You should be able to access the chkMatching checkbox using
<%Request.Form( "chkMatching")% >

but I'm not sure if you can change its checked state from server on this way.

[Dino123]

Ok. I'l give it a go, though the checkbox control is on the same form.

[dorinbogdan]

If want to update some controls on client-side, try to use AJAX.
See this small tutorial.