I've seen this happening, never really got to the cause of it... looks like
a FORM fires the onSubmit() only via a SUBMIT button, the only way I found
was to call a JS function onClick of the link/button, validate and then if
happy, submit with form.submit()...

Sorry, not much help I know!

----- Original Message -----
From: "KNOTT, Brian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CFAussie Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:02 PM
Subject: [cfaussie] RE: Javascript problem


> It submits the correct form, as it goes to the correct page, it just
ignores
> the onsubmit attribute in the form tag.  In the below code clicking on the
> add will direct the browser to addsi.cfm.  It does not do the
> onsubit="test_alert", which pops an alert box that says test.  If I
replace
> the add link with a normal input type="submit" then it all works.
>
> Brian
>
> <form action="addsi.cfm" method="post" name="siDetailsAdd"
> onSubmit="test_alert()">
>
> <a href="#" onClick="document.siDetailsAdd.submit()" class="link">Add</a>
>
> </form>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve Baty [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2004 13:56
> > To: CFAussie Mailing List
> > Subject: [cfaussie] RE: Javascript problem
> >
> > Brian,
> >
> > You may need to specify the form to submit, either by
> > onclick(this.submit()), or onclick(document.formname.submit());
> >
> > Not sure that will help, but worth a shot...
> >
> > Cheers
> > Steve
> >
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> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of KNOTT,
> > Brian
> > Sent: Tuesday, 24 February 2004 2:53 PM
> > To: CFAussie Mailing List
> > Subject: [cfaussie] Javascript problem
> >
> > Not sure how many people are out there with MXDU on but I have a
> > javascript
> > problem.
> >
> > I have a onsubmit attribute in my form tag but If I use a link and do a
> > onclick(submit()) it ignores the onsubmit in the form tag.
> >
> > There are 3 forms on the page but they all have separate form tags, not
> > sure
> > if these are causing the problem.
> >
> > Brian Knott
> >
> >
> >
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