// Submit the form.
<a href="javascript:
parent.window.content.document.forms[0].submit()">Submit</a>
We use this bit of code to trigger the submit button in the body from the
top frame.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Norman Timmler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Michelle Popovits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: unable to programmatically perform a submit
> hi michelle,
>
> could you please post the specific part of your source-code from your
> browser.
> this would help to resolve your problem.
>
> thanks.
> norman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michelle Popovits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Norman Timmler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 4:23 PM
> Subject: Re: unable to programmatically perform a submit
>
>
> > Yes, I am referencing 0 and 1 because I am running both forms on the
same
> > page (simultaneously).
> > The 0 is for the struts form and the 1 is for the non-struts form.
> > I can programmatically, submit no problem on the non-struts form but not
> on
> > the struts form.
> >
> > The struts form tag in the generated html looks like this:
> >
> > <form name="personalInfoForm" method="POST"
> > action="/LAPS1/VirtualClassroomWAR/editPersonalInfo.do" id="form1">
> >
> > the non-struts form looks like this:
> >
> > <form id=f1>
> >
> > Because I can submit the second form using the index 1, this means that
> the
> > page recognizes that there is something in position 0, but that it seems
> > that it has somehow been rendered in such a way that it can't be
> > programmatically submitted using javascript.
> >
> > I have also tried using the form name instead of the index and the
results
> > are the same.
> > What has struts done to my form to make it not work? I don't know....
> >
> > Has anyone else out there been able to make this work?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Michelle
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Norman Timmler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Michelle Popovits"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 4:55 AM
> > Subject: Re: unable to programmatically perform a submit
> >
> >
> > > hi michelle,
> > >
> > > i see a main difference between your struts version and your
non-struts
> > > version. on the struts version you have forms[0] referencing your form
> and
> > > on the second one you have forms[1].
> > > the secure way to talk to forms by JavaScript is to reference the form
> by
> > > name.
> > >
> > > document.formName.submit();
> > >
> > > or
> > >
> > > document.formName.elementName.value = "something";
> > >
> > > hope this will help you.
> > > norman
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Michelle Popovits" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 11:19 PM
> > > Subject: unable to programmatically perform a submit
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I am trying to get an image map working that does a submit.
> > > The image map itself works.
> > > However, when I click on the image area it complains when trying to
> > execute
> > > the submit.
> > >
> > > Error: object doesn't support this property or method.
> > >
> > > I have tried just performing a submit without the event assignment,
like
> > so:
> > > <MAP NAME="MyMap">
> > > <AREA SHAPE="Rect" NOHREF COORDS="82,2 163,23"
> > > OnClick="document.forms[0].submit();">
> > > </MAP>
> > >
> > >
> > > This works in my non-struts form version.
> > >
> > >
> > > Here is the html output:
> > >
> > > <MAP NAME="MyMap">
> > > <AREA SHAPE="Rect" NOHREF COORDS="82,2 163,23"
> > >
> >
>
OnClick="document.forms[0].event.value='SELECT_COURSE';document.forms[0].sub
> > > mit();">
> > > </MAP>
> > >
> > > <img src="/LAPS1/VirtualClassroomWAR/images/tab1a.gif" border="0"
> > > usemap="#MyMap">
> > >
> > > struts version
> > >
> > > <strutshtml:html>
> > > ....
> > > <strutshtml:form action="editPersonalInfo.do" name="personalInfoForm"
> > > type="com.bmo.ifl.laps.forms.PersonalInfoForm">
> > > ....
> > > <MAP NAME="MyMap">
> > > <AREA SHAPE="Rect" NOHREF COORDS="82,2 163,23"
> > >
> >
>
OnClick="document.forms[0].event.value='SELECT_COURSE';document.forms[0].sub
> > > mit();">
> > > </MAP>
> > >
> > > <strutshtml:img usemap="#MyMap"
> pageKey="page.editPersonalInfo.tabImage"
> > > border="0" />
> > > ...
> > > </strutshtml:form>
> > >
> > > </strutshtml:html>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > non-struts version - this works
> > >
> > > <form id=f1>
> > > <MAP NAME="MyMap2">
> > > <AREA SHAPE="Rect" NOHREF COORDS="82,2 163,23"
> > > OnClick="document.forms[1].event.value='SELECT_COURSE';f1.submit();">
> > > </MAP>
> > >
> > >
> > > <img USEMAP="#MyMap2" SRC="<%= request.getContextPath()
> > %>/images/tab1a.gif"
> > > BORDER="0" >
> > > <input type=text name=event value=UPDATE_PERSONAL_INFO>
> > >
> > > </form>
> > >
> > > I don't believe the image map is the problem.
> > > I think that there is just some reason why it will not except a
submit()
> > > programmatically.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Michelle
> > >
> >
>
>
