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Topic: HELP!! Need A Javascript Function

Posted By: WebDever
Subject: HELP!! Need A Javascript Function
Date Posted: 29 July 2004 at 4:39pm

Hi all,

I've got a Javascript question 4 ya. Now be easy on me I know nowt about Javascript, so if this is full of errors, I'm sorry...

Anyway, I'm trying to create a function that I can use on every submit button through my website. I want the function to change the value of the submit button and then disable the submit and reset buttons, oh yeah and of course - submit the form. This is what I came up with, and yes it doesn't work, I'm a rookie on Javascript

This would be the function (that is in a js file which is included to every page):

function submitForm(frmName, btnSubmit, submitValue, btnReset) 
{
  document[frmName][btnSubmit]value = [submitValue];
  var btnSubmit = document[frmName][btnSubmit]
  var btnReset = document[frmName][btnReset]
  btnSubmit.disabled = true;
  btnReset.disabled = true;
  document[frmName]submit();
}

...and this is what would be in the input tag (for the submit button):

onclick="Javascript:submitForm('frmAddPhoto', 'btnAddPhoto', 'Adding Photo to gallery...', 'btnReset');"

Can somebody please help me, show me what to put where

Thank you for reading

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--Ashley

Replies:

Posted By: dj air
Date Posted: 30 July 2004 at 4:15pm

your doing it the long way ....

function submitForm()
{
document.formname.btnSubmit.disabled = true;
document.formname.btnReset.disabled = true;

}

make the input button a submit button
<input Name="Submit Form" Type="submit" Value="" onclick=SubmitForm();" >

that has to be done on evey form.. i hope that helps or have i miss read your post

Posted By: WebDever
Date Posted: 01 August 2004 at 4:36pm

Well, that has helped but, I'd prefer something a bit more dynamic, so I don't have to re-write the function on each page.

Is there a way to do it?

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--Ashley

Posted By: Phat
Date Posted: 01 August 2004 at 9:11pm

I don't know javsscript but bylooking at you code you need the dots between the object names.



function submitForm(frmName, btnSubmit, submitValue, btnReset) 

{

  document.[frmName].[btnSubmit].value = [submitValue];

  var btnSubmit = document.[frmName].[btnSubmit]

  var btnReset = document.[frmName].[btnReset]

  btnSubmit.disabled = true;

  btnReset.disabled = true;

  document.[frmName].submit();

}

Posted By: WebDever
Date Posted: 02 August 2004 at 4:28am

Thanks Phat,

I understand the function bit now, but what do I put on the form button - onClick="" ??

Cheerz

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--Ashley