Page Submit and Jump to Anchor?

[Bruce Duncan]

I have a page/form...that has some junk at the top of the page and a bunch
of select boxes in the middle of the page and a table at the bottom. When a
user makes a change in one of the select boxes, I use javascript to submit
the page (back to itself)..reloading the other select boxes.

The problem I have is that when the page submits, it comes back at the top
and the user has to scroll down to the middle. I wanted to use <a
name="jumphere"> but I wasn't sure how that would work after a submit
(obviously I don't want the jump the first time the user enters the area).

Any suggestions? Maybe 'cuz it's Monday...but I can't seem to think of any
good ideas. Any help is appreciated!

-bruce duncan

[Michael Winter]

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 14:38:47 -0400, Bruce Duncan
<br*********************@hotmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

The problem I have is that when the page submits, it comes back at the
top and the user has to scroll down to the middle. I wanted to use <a
name="jumphere"> but I wasn't sure how that would work after a submit
(obviously I don't want the jump the first time the user enters the
area).

Any suggestions? Maybe 'cuz it's Monday...but I can't seem to think of
any good ideas. Any help is appreciated!

Doesn't

<form ... action="myPage.html#jumphere">

work?

Mike

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[Bruce Duncan]

>

Doesn't

<form ... action="myPage.html#jumphere">

work?

Mike

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Michael Winter
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You're right...that would work in a normal situation but the page is calling
itself so the action="".

Anyhow, I figured it out...
I have client-side code (Cold Fusion) that determines how the page was
loaded (i.e. First time in, or javascript submit, etc). When the loaded
type is from the select boxes I simply added the javascript code:
location.hash = 'jumphere';

Works like a charm.

....must be Monday

-bruce duncan

[Michael Winter]

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:35:17 -0400, Bruce Duncan
<br*********************@hotmail.com> wrote:

Doesn't

<form ... action="myPage.html#jumphere">

work?

[snip]
You're right...that would work in a normal situation but the page is
calling itself so the action="".

action="#jumphere"

[snip]

Mike

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[Bruce Duncan]

>

You're right...that would work in a normal situation but the page is
calling itself so the action="".

action="#jumphere"

[snip]

Mike

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Michael Winter
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Yea...I like that one better...thanks Michael!

-bruce duncan