error message: document.form1 has no properties

[ddiabetes]

Hello,
I have no javascript knowledge. I am responsible for a website that includes a small amount of javascript, that stops working in firefox. The script begins like this:

<script = javascript>
}
 
function SameShipping() {
 
 
 
if (document.Form1.Checkbox1.checked)
{    
        document.Form1.shipping_fname.value = document.Form1.fname.value;
        document.Form1.shipping_lname.value = document.Form1.lname.value;
 
<BLAH BLAH>
</script>

The job of the script is to populate the shipping address fields with the billing address data, if the sameshipping checkbox is checked.

The <form> line looks like this:

<form id="Form1" name="FrontPage_Form1" onsubmit="return FrontPage_Form1_Validator(this)" action='createaccount.asp?comments=<%=comments & "&shipping=" & shipping%>' method="post">

Here's the sameshipping Checkbox line:

<INPUT id="Checkbox1" onclick="SameShipping();" type="checkbox" value="ON" name="sameshipping">

The error console tells me: document.form1 has no properties and takes me to this line:

 if (document.Form1.Checkbox1.checked)

The script works fine in IE, and has for years. It doesn't work in firefox.
Can anyone help me get this script working in firefox? I repeat. . . I have no Javascript skills, and minimal VB script.

Thanks
ddiabetes

[pbmods]

Heya, DD. Welcome to TSDN!

Please use CODE tags when posting source code. See the REPLY GUIDELINES on the right side of the page next time you post.

[Logician]

The error console tells me: document.form1 has no properties and takes me to this line:

 if (document.Form1.Checkbox1.checked)

The script works fine in IE, and has for years. It doesn't work in firefox.

document.Form1 refers to a form by name not id, but I.E. allows either.

Just change the name of the form to 'Form1'.

Strictly speaking, the correct reference to the form by name should be: document.forms.Form1

[dmjpro]

Hello,
I have no javascript knowledge. I am responsible for a website that includes a small amount of javascript, that stops working in firefox. The script begins like this:

<script = javascript>
}
 
function SameShipping() {
 
 
 
if (document.Form1.Checkbox1.checked)
{    
        document.Form1.shipping_fname.value = document.Form1.fname.value;
        document.Form1.shipping_lname.value = document.Form1.lname.value;
 
<BLAH BLAH>
</script>

The job of the script is to populate the shipping address fields with the billing address data, if the sameshipping checkbox is checked.

The <form> line looks like this:

<form id="Form1" name="FrontPage_Form1" onsubmit="return FrontPage_Form1_Validator(this)" action='createaccount.asp?comments=<%=comments & "&shipping=" & shipping%>' method="post">

Here's the sameshipping Checkbox line:

<INPUT id="Checkbox1" onclick="SameShipping();" type="checkbox" value="ON" name="sameshipping">

The error console tells me: document.form1 has no properties and takes me to this line:

 if (document.Form1.Checkbox1.checked)

The script works fine in IE, and has for years. It doesn't work in firefox.
Can anyone help me get this script working in firefox? I repeat. . . I have no Javascript skills, and minimal VB script.

Thanks
ddiabetes

Welcome to TSDN.
You have some problems with your code.
1.Why you mentioned URL in the action tag in Form Action?
If you only mention the action tag with a page name then it will work.
And the way of passing fields depends on Get Method or Post Method whatever you will use.
And this is not your problem related but you should not do it.

Now your second problem which is your problem related that is you should write it document.FrontPage_Form1 or document.forms['FrontPage_Form1'] instead of document.form1.
If you want it using form1 ID then you should write document.getElementById('form1').
I think now the point I want to clarify you it is cleared.
So best of luck with your try.

Kind regards,
Dmjpro.

[acoder]

One other change you could make (though not related to your problem) is to change:[HTML]<script = javascript>[/HTML] to [HTML]<script type="text/javascript">[/HTML]

[ManWithNoName]

I've had the exact same problem, in my case I was creating dynamic forms.

I put the following condition before executing the forms:

if (document.formName.inputName)

So in your case try to put this before executing the form code

if(document.FrontPage_Form1.sameshipping) 

function SameShipping() {
 
if(document.FrontPage_Form1.sameshipping) {
 
 
if (document.Form1.Checkbox1.checked)
 
{   
 
        document.Form1.shipping_fname.value = document.Form1.fname.value;
 
        document.Form1.shipping_lname.value = document.Form1.lname.value;
 
</script>

[ddiabetes]

Thanks! I got it working! I will apply the other suggestions, as well.
Ddiabetes

[acoder]

Glad you got it working. Post again if you hit any more problems.