You need to pass the actual value of the field:
<input
type="button"
value="preview"
onClick="window.open('preview.cfm?name=' +
escape(document.forms[0].Yourname.value),'',...)">
-Dan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: FARRAH NG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 1:00 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: [Re:] Re: pass form.variable by URL
>
>
> hi everbody,
> let me clarify my problem here, maybe my previous email is kind of
> confusing.
>
> I have created a form with a text input box called YourName. So if
> i enter 'John Smith' in that box, form.yourname should have 'john
> smith' in it. I have 3 buttons on the form, a submit button goes
> to update.cfm, a cancel button and the last button called 'preview'
> which should create a popup window and the new pop up window should
> execute preview.cfm. If i click preview, it should pass the
> form.yourname content 'John smith' to the new pop up window
> running preview.cfm, display the name 'John Smith', or do whatever
> should be
> done with yourname value 'john smith'.
>
> Preview.cfm should be able to display form.yourname with 'John
> Smith' in there. My problem is the value of form.yourname is not
> passed to the pop up window preview.cfm
>
>
> My code for the preview button in the form page is:
> <input type="text" name="Yourname">Please enter your name
>
> <input type="submit" value="submit">
> <input type="button" value="preview" onclick="window.open('preview.
> cfm?name=Yourname','',...)">
>
> and the problem is in the window.open "preview.cfm?name=yourname"
> does not carry 'John Smith' to preview.cfm; instead it just have the
> word 'yourname' in it.
>
> I have tried to use #form.yourname# within cfoutput tags,
> document.form.yourname.value or even create a javascript variable
> called newname and assigned yourname.value to it and try to pass
> newname through window.open, and so far nothing works.
>
> It really screw up.
>
> I need you guys to help.
>
> thanks
>
>
> On Wed, 02 May 2001 06:22:20 -0400
> Jon Hall wrote:
>
> >Since the variable part of the url in the popup, the variable
> is now in the
> >url scope and is called msg. Try referencing the variable without
> a scope
> >with #msg# or with the correct scope #url.msg#. Both should work.
> >
> >jon
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "FARRAH NG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 10:42 PM
> >Subject: pass form.variable by URL
> >
> >
> >> I am trying to pass a form.variable to another cfm page but
> with no
> >> success. I have a form variable call INFO and my code of
> trying to
> >> pass the variable through window.open using URL is like :
> >>
> >> <input type="button" value="go" onclick="window.open('<cfoutput>
> >> myaction.cfm?msg=#form.info#</cfoutput>\,'','height=300,width=300')";>
> >>
> >> and CF server returns an error since it does not recognize
> #form.info#
> >> within the window.open. I tried to replace #form.info# with
> >> info.value but it makes no different.
> >>
> >> If there is anyone have any idea please give me a hand.
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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