Yes, good point Robert I have seen this when debugging someone else's code (not mine of course ;-)) was even worse as it was launching a process in the background which was intensive and it took a while to figure out why it was being kicked off twice!
Kola >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Robin Griffiths [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: 21 October 2003 15:59 >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] OT : Please wait button >> >> One thing I have had trouble with in the past - and is hopefully worth a >> mention - is this scenario: >> >> <input type="submit" value="OK" onclick="document.theform.submit();"> >> >> The form can actually submit twice - once due to the normal action of the >> submit button, and once from the JavaScript. AFAIK this only affects >> type="submit", not type="button". >> >> That's why I tend to do this... >> >> <input type="submit" value="OK" onclick="return >> validationFunction(document.theform);"> >> >> which blocks the submission if validation fails. Note - >> validationFunction() must return true when passed or false when failed. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2003 3:44 PM >> Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT : Please wait button >> >> >> >> yes, but the point is, if you don't have javascript enabled, the form >> would >> still submit, just you miss out on the technicolor delights of a >> dynamic >> button label. otherwise requiring javascript to submit a form falls >> into >> the same category as having <a href="javascript:popupWindow()> - it >> won't >> work if you don't have JS enabled. >> >> >> Duncan Cumming >> IT Manager >> >> http://www.alienationdesign.co.uk >> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Tel: 0141 575 9700 >> Fax: 0141 575 9600 >> >> Creative solutions in a technical world >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Get your domain names online from: >> http://www.alienationdomains.co.uk >> Reseller options available! >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> Rich Wild >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: >> "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> go.com> cc: >> Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT >> : Please wait button >> 21/10/2003 >> 15:30 >> Please >> respond to >> dev >> >> >> >> >> >> > their browser. So I'll just use the onClick to change the >> > value, but not disable the button. Hopefully changing the >> > button should deter most idiots from quadruple-clicking the submit. >> >> that *is* Javascript that's changing the value of the button. >> >> >> -- >> ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ >> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
