Posting a variable Onclick

[John]

Hi

I want to have a text link on my page - say for instance 'javascript' where
clicking on this link would submit a form and also pass a variable name
such as META_Name="javascript" with the form - is there a simple function
to do this ?

Many thanks for any advice
John

[John]

John <jo********@hotmail.com> wrote in
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jo********@hotmail.com

Following on from this I've now got this far :
<script>
function searchcategory(category) {
addfield (form1, 'hidden', 'META_Name', category);
document.form1.submit();
}
</script>

<form name="form1" method="post" action ="">
<a href="bla" OnClick="searchcategory('string')">String</A>
</form>

When clicking on string however, I get an Object Expected error on the
addfield line.

Can anyone see the problem or perhaps suggest an easier way ?

Thanks

John

[Ivo]

"John" <jo********@hotmail.com> wrote

<script>
function searchcategory(category) {
addfield (form1, 'hidden', 'META_Name', category);
document.form1.submit();
}
</script>

<form name="form1" method="post" action ="">
<a href="bla" OnClick="searchcategory('string')">String</A>
</form>

When clicking on string however, I get an Object Expected error on the
addfield line.

I may be missing things, but I am not familiar with a native "addfield"
function. Perhaps you need to write something like this first:
function addfield(formname,fieldname,fieldtype,fieldvalue){
var x=document.createElement('input');
x.type=fieldtype;
x.value=fieldvalue;
document.forms[formname].appendChild(x);
}
and put quotes around form1 to make it read addfield( "form1", etc.)
HTH
Ivo

[Rich]

Thanks Ivo, this works great :)

"Ivo" <[e-mail]> wrote in news:403e75c9$0$63133$a344fe98
@news.wanadoo.nl:

"John" <jo********@hotmail.com> wrote

<script>
function searchcategory(category) {
addfield (form1, 'hidden', 'META_Name', category);
document.form1.submit();
}
</script>

<form name="form1" method="post" action ="">
<a href="bla" OnClick="searchcategory('string')">String</A>
</form>

When clicking on string however, I get an Object Expected error on the
addfield line.

I may be missing things, but I am not familiar with a native "addfield"
function. Perhaps you need to write something like this first:
function addfield(formname,fieldname,fieldtype,fieldvalue){
var x=document.createElement('input');
x.type=fieldtype;
x.value=fieldvalue;
document.forms[formname].appendChild(x);
}
and put quotes around form1 to make it read addfield( "form1", etc.)
HTH
Ivo