Change Form input text name=""

[dhughey]

I am using

<script type="text/javascript">
function setAction(frm){
act = '';
for(x=0;x<frm.s e.length;x++){
if(frm.se[x].checked){
act = frm.se[x].value;
}
}
if(act == 'MINE'){
frm.action = 'MYSEARCHENGINE .HTML';
}
else if(act == 'OTHER'){
frm.action = 'OTHERSEARCHENG INE.HTML';
}
else{
alert('Please choose an option');
return false;
}
}
</script>

to change the intended search engine with radio buttons.
That works well, however...
I also need to change the name="" of an <input type=text base on which
radio button is chosen.
The two searches require different names for that field.

Can someone please help me with this, or have a working example of one
text input field being submited to a choice of search engines.

Thank you very much in advance.
Devin

[ASM]

dh*****@gmail.c om a écrit :

That works well, however...
I also need to change the name="" of an <input type=text base on which
radio button is chosen.
The two searches require different names for that field.

<script type="text/javascript">
function setAction(frm){
act = '';
for(x=0;x<frm.s e.length;x++){
if(frm.se[x].checked){
act = frm.se[x].value;
}
}
if(act == 'MINE'){
frm.action = 'MYSEARCHENGINE .HTML';
frm[0].name = 'search';
}
else if(act == 'OTHER'){
frm.action = 'OTHERSEARCHENG INE.HTML';
frm[0].name = 'find';
}
else{
alert('Please choose an option');
return false;
}
return true;
}
</script>

<form action="" onsubmit="retur n setAction(this) ">
<input type=text value="Your search" onclick="this.v alue=''"> with
MYSEARCHENGINE: <input type=radio name="se" value="MINE"> or
OTHERSEARCHENGI NE: <input type=radio name="se" value="OTHER">
<input type=submit value="GO">
</form>
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[dhughey]

Thank you for your quick response, but I'm afraid I may not have been
clear.

It is the <input type=text name="THISNAME" that I need to change based
on the radio selection.

[dhughey]

To Be More Clear, here is all of the code I am using. See
CHANGE_WITH_RAD IO_SELECTION to see what I need to change with radio
selection.

Thanks again
Devin

<script type="text/javascript">
function setAction(frm){
act = '';
for(x=0;x<frm.s e.length;x++){
if(frm.se[x].checked){
act = frm.se[x].value;
}
}
if(act == 'MINE'){
frm.action = 'MYSEARCH';

}
else if(act == 'OTHER'){
frm.action = 'OTHERSEARCH';

}
else{
alert('Please choose an option');
return false;
}
}
</script>
<form action="" onsubmit="retur n setAction(this) ">
<input type=text value="Your Search"
name="CHANGE_WI TH_RADIO_SELECT ION">
My Search
<input type=radio name="se" value="MINE">
Other Search
<input type=radio name="se" value="OTHER">
<input type=submit value="GO">
</form>

[ASM]

dh*****@gmail.c om a écrit :

Thank you for your quick response, but I'm afraid I may not have been
clear.

It is the <input type=text name="THISNAME" that I need to change based
on the radio selection.

its name have no importance.
function catches this element by its index in the form frm collection

in previous example
<input type=text name="THISNAME"
has to be the first element after opening tag 'form'

<form action="" onsubmit="retur n setAction(this) ">
<input type=text name="THISNAME" value="Your search"
onclick="this.v alue=''"> with
MYSEARCHENGINE: <input type=radio name="se" value="MINE"> or
OTHERSEARCHENGI NE: <input type=radio name="se" value="OTHER">
<input type=submit value="GO">
</form>

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[ASM]

dh*****@gmail.c om a écrit :

To Be More Clear, here is all of the code I am using. See
CHANGE_WITH_RAD IO_SELECTION to see what I need to change with radio
selection.

what are new names ?
here, in this example,
they'll be 'search' for mine and 'find' for other

<script type="text/javascript">
function setAction(frm){
act = '';
for(x=0;x<frm.s e.length;x++){
if(frm.se[x].checked){
act = frm.se[x].value;
}
}
if(act == 'MINE'){
frm.action = 'MYSEARCHENGINE .HTML';
frm[0].name = 'search';
}
else if(act == 'OTHER'){
frm.action = 'OTHERSEARCHENG INE.HTML';
frm[0].name = 'find';
}
else{
alert('Please choose an option');
return false;
}
return true;
}
</script>
<form action="" onsubmit="retur n setAction(this) ">
<input type=text value="Your Search"
name="CHANGE_WI TH_RADIO_SELECT ION">
My Search
<input type=radio name="se" value="MINE">
Other Search
<input type=radio name="se" value="OTHER">
<input type=submit value="GO">
</form>
Tested in Fx
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[Randy Webb]

dh*****@gmail.c om said the following on 5/11/2006 11:27 AM:

To Be More Clear, here is all of the code I am using. See
CHANGE_WITH_RAD IO_SELECTION to see what I need to change with radio
selection.

document.forms['formID'].elements['oldNameHere'].name = "newNameHer e";

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[dhughey]

I'm very sorry. I do not want to change the Form Name, I want to change
the

<input type=text name="THIS"

The two searches that I am using require this text field to have
different names.

[dhughey]

I Got it now, thank you. I missed the part where you said the text name
should be first after tag.

Thank you very much

[Randy Webb]

dh*****@gmail.c om said the following on 5/11/2006 11:49 AM:

I'm very sorry. I do not want to change the Form Name, I want to change
the

<input type=text name="THIS"

The two searches that I am using require this text field to have
different names.

Answer: They typically post without quoting.

I would give you the question but I would have to quote it first.

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