Post via hidden input types & javascript won't work...

b. hotting

Hi,

I don't see why this won't work,
it are 3 links, the last one (a get) does work, but the first 2 won't.
i would like to use a post, through hidden input types
any idea?
thanks for your help!
bjorn

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>testing...</TITLE>
<script language="Javascript">

function fAction(MachineID5, ImageFile5)
{
theForm.MachineID.value = MachineID5;
theForm.ImageFile.value = ImageFile5;
theForm.submit());
}
</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor="#98D0F8">
<form action="bbb.php" name="theForm" id="theForm" method="post"
TARGET="right">
<input type="hidden" id="MachineID" name="MachineID">
<input type="hidden" id="ImageFile" name="ImageFile">

<A href="javascript:fAction('1','AAA.jpg');">Link to AAA</A><br>

<A href="#" onClick="javascript:fAction(6,'image/BBB.jpg');">Link to
BBB</A><br>

<A href="bbb.php?MachineID=13&ImageFile='image.jpg'" TARGET="right">Link
test</A><br>

</form>

</BODY>
</HTML>

Jan 13 '06 #1

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Bart Van der Donck

b. hotting wrote:

I don't see why this won't work,
it are 3 links, the last one (a get) does work, but the first 2 won't.
i would like to use a post, through hidden input types
any idea?

[...]
<script language="Javascript">
function fAction(MachineID5, ImageFile5)
{
theForm.MachineID.value = MachineID5;
theForm.ImageFile.value = ImageFile5;
theForm.submit());
}
</script>
[...]

theForm.submit());

should be

theForm.submit();

(syntax error, two brackets)

Hope this helps,

--
Bart

Jan 13 '06 #2

b. hotting

still doesn't work ;-((

hoped that would do it but it seems its not the only error ;-)

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b. hotting wrote:
I don't see why this won't work,
it are 3 links, the last one (a get) does work, but the first 2 won't.
i would like to use a post, through hidden input types
any idea?

[...]
<script language="Javascript">
function fAction(MachineID5, ImageFile5)
{
theForm.MachineID.value = MachineID5;
theForm.ImageFile.value = ImageFile5;
theForm.submit());
}
</script>
[...]

theForm.submit());

should be

theForm.submit();

(syntax error, two brackets)

Hope this helps,

--
Bart

Jan 13 '06 #3

web.dev

b. hotting wrote:

<script language="Javascript">
The language attribute is deprecated use the type attribute instead:

<script type = "text/javascript">
theForm.MachineID.value = MachineID5;
theForm.ImageFile.value = ImageFile5;
Just a matter of personal preference, I like to use the square bracket
notation:

document.forms["theForm"].elements["MachineID"].value = MachineID5;
document.forms["theForm"].elements["ImageFile"].value = ImageFile5;
theForm.submit());
You have an extra closing parenthesis. You could also try:

document.form["theForm"].submit();

<A href="javascript:fAction('1','AAA.jpg');">Link to AAA</A>
The use of pseudo javascript protocol is highly frowned upon. Try at
least using the onclick event handler:

<a href = "#" onclick = "fAction('1', 'AAA.jpg');">Link to AAA</a>
<A href="#" onClick="javascript:fAction(6,'image/BBB.jpg');">Link to BBB</A>
The pseudo javascript protocol has no place in the event handler,
remove it:

<a href = "#" onclick = "fAction(6, 'image/BBB.jpg');">Link to BBB</a>

In the above two links, you'll most likely want to return false so that
link won't get followed. You should also note, for a graceful
degradation, you should provide an actual link, in case the user has
javascript disabled.
<A href="bbb.php?MachineID=13&ImageFile='image.jpg'" TARGET="right">Link
test</A><br>

It seems to me that this link doesn't even need to be within the form,
since you're not submitting the form with this anyway.

Jan 13 '06 #4

Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn

web.dev wrote:

b. hotting wrote:
theForm.MachineID.value = MachineID5;
theForm.ImageFile.value = ImageFile5;

Just a matter of personal preference, I like to use the square bracket
notation:

document.forms["theForm"].elements["MachineID"].value = MachineID5;
document.forms["theForm"].elements["ImageFile"].value = ImageFile5;

It is not only a matter of personal preference. The latter (yours) is
the standards compliant approach, the former is the proprietary one.

theForm.submit());

You have an extra closing parenthesis. You could also try:

document.form["theForm"].submit();

document.form_s_, as above.
PointedEars

Jan 13 '06 #5

javabuddha

Ran into the same problem a while back, tried a few combinations and
finally got it to work on IE and firefox. Check out:

http://www.suckingfish.com/view.do?crumb_id=dsid_1104

Good luck,

Matt

Jan 13 '06 #6

b. hotting

Thanks guys!
Really appreciated!

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