Javascript - submiting a form problem

I have a page with a form and a sumit button.  Also, within this form I have a link that calls a javascript function, submitform():

function submitform(){
var multiform = window.document.frmSearch
multiform.setAttribute("method", "post");
multiform.setAttribute("action", "XCustProfileMulti.cfm");
multiform.setAttribute("target", "multicust");
window.open('XCustProfileMulti.cfm', 'multicust', 'scrollbars=no,menubar=no,height=100,width=350,resizable=no,toolbar=no,status=no');
multiform.submit();

The function above opens a new window and on that new page I have another function, printit(), that opens a print dialog box so the user can print out the page which is created and based on the information sent from the form:

function printit(){  
if (window.print) {
    window.print() ;  
} else {
    var WebBrowser = '<OBJECT ID="WebBrowser1" WIDTH=0 HEIGHT=0 CLASSID="CLSID:8856F961-340A-11D0-A96B-00C04FD705A2"></OBJECT>';
document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeEnd', WebBrowser);
    WebBrowser1.ExecWB(6, 1);//Use a 1 vs. a 2 for a prompting dialog box    WebBrowser1.outerHTML = "";  
}window.close();
}

My problem is this:  If I simply click the submit button on the form, it submits just as expected, and if I click the link that calls the submitform() function, that also works as expected . . . but once I have clicked the link that calls the submitform() function, then try to submit the form by pressing the submit button, it still calls the submitform() function, unless I physically refresh the page.  

I tried using "javascript:window.opener.location.reload()" on the new window that the submitform() function opens, but I get a prompt box asking if I want to re-sumbit the information, which isn't an acceptable solution.

My submit button: [input type="submit" value="SEARCH"]
My link that calls the submitform() function: <a href="##" onClick="submitform()">Click here to print sheets</a>

I sometimes tend to use javascript that is abit over my head and am kinda lost as to how to solve this.  

Any ideas?  I can provide more info if this isn't clear.

Max