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JavaScript to send form text/information to a specified table or layer within a target page

Asked by: applescreations

Hey,

I dont know how to get JavaScript to send form text/information to a specified table or layer within a target page. Like preview.html, I want to be able to add content to the preview page. I need to use javascript because im putting the file on CD, so I can't use ASP CGI ECT.

I can make it open in a new page.

This is how far I got...

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- Begin
function displayPREVIEW(form) {
var sendto1 = form.sendto1.value;
var message = form.message.value;
var yourname = form.yourname.value;
var sendtoemail1 = form.sendtoemail1.value;
var youremail = form.youremail.value;
var sendtoemail2 = form.sendtoemail2.value;
win = window.open(", ", 'popup', 'toolbar = no, status = no');
win.document.write("Dear " + sendto1 + " <p>" + message + "<P> Yours Truly,<P>" + yourname +
"<P>From " + youremail + " <P>To: " + sendtoemail1 + "<P> To:" + sendtoemail2 + "");
}
// End -->

and then to submit it put.

<input type="button" name="Button" value="Preview" onclick="displayPREVIEW(this.form)">

Thanks
</script>
__________________
Thanks

ApplesCreations

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Answers

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2003-07-11 at 02:25:30ID: 8900485

win.document.write("Dear " + sendto1 + " <p>" + message + "<P> Yours Truly,<P>" + yourname +
.
.
.
win.document.close();

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2003-07-11 at 02:27:18ID: 8900512

or
change
win = window.open(", ", 'popup', 'toolbar = no, status = no');
win.document.write("Dear " + sendto1 + " <p>" + message + "<P> Yours Truly,<P>" + yourname +
"<P>From " + youremail + " <P>To: " + sendtoemail1 + "<P> To:" + sendtoemail2 + "");

to

document.getElementById('previewDiv').innerHTML="Dear " + sendto1 + " <p>" + message + "<P> Yours Truly,<P>" + yourname +
"<P>From " + youremail + " <P>To: " + sendtoemail1 + "<P> To:" + sendtoemail2;


where you have
<div id="previewDiv"></div> somewhere

 

by: CJ_SPosted on 2003-07-11 at 02:32:12ID: 8900564

You're fast Michel. you must be running some kind of script there ;-)

 

by: applescreationsPosted on 2003-07-11 at 02:36:53ID: 8900613

Thanks....

But how can I specify which page I want it to find the layer in. Where to I tell the script what page is the target.

Can can I do the same for a Table or cell as for a Layer?

Thanks alot!

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2003-07-11 at 02:41:01ID: 8900653

document.getElementById('previewCell').innerHTML=......

where

<td id="previewCell"></td> somewhere

and it has to be the same page the script is in.

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2003-07-11 at 02:41:39ID: 8900657

and cj: no, I am not. I have one but I do not use it.

 

by: applescreationsPosted on 2003-07-11 at 02:49:44ID: 8900700

Is there a way to send the Variable to a second seperate page that has been allready created and fully designed....

To preview that text input within a table/layer which has a whole design allready to it.

I need to link the form to cardPreview.html

Just adding the text to a specified table, yet leaving the rest of the page intact.

Someone mentioned something about a query...

Thank you very much for you help!!

ApplesCreations...........

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2003-07-11 at 02:55:28ID: 8900743

put this in the page
<form action="cardPreview.html">

then in that page extract the location.search.substring(1) and it's content
then EITHER inline use
<td>
<script>
document.write("Dear " + sendto1 + " <p>" + message + "<P> Yours Truly,<P>" + yourname +
"<P>From " + youremail + " <P>To: " + sendtoemail1 + "<P> To:" + sendtoemail2 + "");
</script>
</td>

or use the same method I showed with the innerHTML

 

by: applescreationsPosted on 2003-07-11 at 03:05:32ID: 8900791

There Are two types of submiting going on in this page.
1. Submiting the form completly which would require a internet connection to a ASP server (thats what we are using)
2. A Preview button. Which will not submit the form, and will not need a internet connection because it is using javascript.
If I do the form action for the cardPreview.html I can do a proper submit, can I?

Can you please explain how to extract the contect from page1.html to cardPreview.html I dont understand how location.search.substring(1) works.

Thanks a mill!

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2003-07-11 at 03:26:54ID: 8900906

Much for 20 points...

1. On some IE's you CANNOT pass the form data to the next page if you are offline.
2.
<html>
<head>
<script>
passed = location.search;
valArray=new Array()
if (passed) {
   data = passed.substring(1).split('&');
   for (i=0;i<data.length;i++) {
      vals = data.split('=')
      valArray[vals[0]]=vals[1]
   }
}
function getVals() {
  if (!passed) return; // nothing passed
  text ="Dear " + valArray["sendto1"] + " <p>" + valArray["message"] + "<P> Yours Truly,<P>" + valArray["yourname"] +
"<P>From " + valArray["youremail"] + " <P>To: " + valArray["sendtoemail1"] + "<P> To:" + valArray["sendtoemail2"]  
   document.getElementById('msgId').innerHTML=text;
}
</script>
</head>
<body onLoad="getVals()">
<table><tr><td id="msgId"></td></tr></table>

 

by: applescreationsPosted on 2003-07-28 at 11:04:58ID: 9022016

Hi is there a way to keep this window focused?

I tried onBlur="self.focus()"  in the body tag. but it doest work.

because the " " messes up the whole script

It wont work without the " "

Thanks

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2003-07-28 at 13:29:16ID: 9023173

huh? Why would "" mess anything up
<body onBlur="window.focus()">
will work as long as you do not have something you need to type in or click on

Otherwise you need
<body onBlur="setTimeout('window.focus()',100)">

but you really do not want that.
How about showModalDialog

Michel

 

by: applescreationsPosted on 2003-07-29 at 08:40:31ID: 9028827

Try it... IT doesnt Dothe popupwith i put in quotes.

is there a way i can tell the pagenot toopen as a pop up but in a frame called "frame"

Here is code  I am using.

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
function displayPREVIEW(form) {
var toname = form.toname.value;
var message = form.message.value;
var fromname = form.fromname.value;
var toemail = form.toemail.value;
var fromemail = form.fromemail.value;
var previewCELL = document.getElementById('previewCELL').innerHTML
win = window.open(", ", 'PreviewWindow', 'top=0,left=200,width=530,height=540,scrollbars=yes');
win.document.write("<html><head><title>Ecard Preview Page</title></head><body bgcolor=black  LEFTMARGIN=0 TOPMARGIN=0 MARGINWIDTH=0 MARGINHEIGHT=0 ><link href=main.css rel=stylesheet type=text/css><br> " + previewCELL +"<table width=500 border=0 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=0  bgcolor=#000000 id=PREVIEWmessageTABLE align=center><tr><td class=WhiteText>"+
"<P>From: " + fromemail + " <P>To: " + toemail  + "<p> </p> Dear " + toname + " <p>" + message + "<P> Yours Truly,<P>" + fromname + "<P> " + "</td></tr></table><br> <p align=center><input name=close type=button  class=formbutton onClick=window.close(0) value='Edit Or Send'></p><p>");
win.document.write("</body></html>");
win.focus();
}
</script>

Thanks

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2003-07-29 at 10:03:57ID: 9029532

yes, you have a set of quotes to many
win = window.open(", ", 'PreviewWindow'
should be
win = window.open(", 'PreviewWindow'
and to open in a frame:

win = window.open(", 'nameOfFrame'

 

by: applescreationsPosted on 2003-07-29 at 10:31:30ID: 9029724

Hi... thanks.

The Frame Target thing works fine.

So i am going to make it within a IFRAME to solve the focus problem

It does not show up with onBlur=self.focus(); is in qoutes.

And it doesnt make it focus without the qoutes.

Is there a script onClick=window.close(0) ?

Thanks for all your help!

 

by: mplungjanPosted on 2003-07-29 at 10:35:06ID: 9029759

onClick=parent.close()

 

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