Suzanne — Wed, 06 Mar 2002 03:04:05 +0000

Try using forms[0] instead of gotosearchresults.

Why aren't you just using this onSubmit, btw? You're trying to submit a form from an anchor tag? No can do, buckaroo.

andymac — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 22:42:28 +0000

The saga continues...

Ok, I've tried moving the <script> block into the header. So it loads before the block where it's called
That doesn't work.

Now I've tried sticking this;

Show results

in the body

I click on the link and I get the same error.

It's something to do with the javascript not believing that the form is an object when it is.

AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(thanks for all the replies !)
cheers
Andy

Suzanne — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 21:58:35 +0000

because it reads it in order. The function isn't there yet. onLoad means on load! When the page is loading, not when the page has finished loading, then do it.

extra space

Tue, 05 Mar 2002 19:43:26 +0000

It may be that there is a space between 'java' and 'script' in the unload statement.

andymac — Mon, 04 Mar 2002 20:53:21 +0000

I'll try it, but I don't follow why it doesn't work as I think it should. If the onload event fires after the document has fully loaded then the function has been declared. It also doesn't explain why it fails if I do onload="document.gotosearchresults.submit();". Then there's no function, just the object being referenced directly.
It also doesn't explain why it works on another project but doesn't on this one !

All very odd. I'm currently looking at Javascript as a necessary evil

cheers
Andy

(Can you spot I'm an ASP person )))

Suzanne — Mon, 04 Mar 2002 20:42:53 +0000

You can't call a function you haven't declared yet. Put the JavaScript code in the head element.

andymac — Mon, 04 Mar 2002 11:10:41 +0000

Hi Jack,
I don't understand why you couldn't do it on an onload. As I understand it onload fires off once the form is fully downloaded. As this code works perfectly fine on another project (I'd Cut&Pasted the code) - that's the really strange thing.

thanks again
Cheers
Andy

Jack Michaelson — Mon, 04 Mar 2002 11:06:14 +0000

I removed the onload and everything worked fine.
So, I think you cannot submit a form through an onload in a body. Seems logical too, because if it could be done it would be very easy to let a mailserver crash by (accidently) bombing it.

Anyway I'm not sure, so maybe wait for an answer from the real gurus on this forums

andymac — Mon, 04 Mar 2002 10:55:01 +0000

Hi,
Thanks for the quick response...

(1) Yep, the "action=x" is just there cos I've not written the page that it's going to yet !
(2) There is a submit button because I was just testing that it wasn't some other problem. Pressing the submit button works fine. It will be removed on the final version

cheers
Andy

Jack Michaelson — Mon, 04 Mar 2002 10:38:43 +0000

I have some questions about the script:
-I assume that you placed the 'x' of action="x" there on purpose, just to show us the script?
-Why do you submit the form onload and have a submit button?