button to NOT submit form

[Tarantulus]

hi guys,

I have a form with a bunch of text fields and an [HTML]<input type="submit">[/HTML] , what I want is a button to CANCEL the submission of the form.

I tried [HTML]<a href="mypage"><input type=button></input></a>[/HTML]

which works in FF but not IE.

any ideas?

[readnlearn]

hi,
i think you want to reset the from. if i am write then used this way <input type="reset" />

[Tarantulus]

I don't need to rest the form as such, I need to redirect to the homepage, to get out of the form completely.

[acoder]

Then you'll need JavaScript, or you could make the Cancel button part of another form and set its action to the home page (if you want to avoid using JavaScript).

[Tarantulus]

Doh, didn't think of making a second form (though I understand it's generally bad practice to do such a thing right?).

must avoid JS as the users of this site are usually older people who disable javascript for fear of breaking the internets!

thanks :)

[acoder]

I don't know if it's bad practice or not (seems so though), but I would avoid it if I could. Another alternative is just to use an image link (that'd make more sense).