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Setting form's action...

Using a vbscript function how do you set a form's action? I've tried form.action = "goto.htm". Unfortunately this is not what is to be done. Please help.

DirkVe

In fact, that's the way to do so. Make sure that the name of the form is correct.

If you provide some of your code we can have a look to find possible errors.

santhoshgivesuanswers

hi
try this

response.write("<form> method='post' action='abc.asp'name='abcd'>")

if iam not clear please ellaborate this question

regards
santhosh

mystami

ASKER

form1.action = "rg1.asp"
form1.submit

now it submits the form although it just refreshes the page

santhoshgivesuanswers

hi
try this

response.write("<form> method='post' action='abc.asp'name='abcd'>")

if iam not clear please ellaborate this question

regards
santhosh

mystami

ASKER

that's not what i'm looking for santho... dirkve seems to be on the right track

santhoshgivesuanswers

hi mystami

iam sorry for the repeat i refreshed the page.
see if you are using an html page in the action please remove method=post from the list
response.write("<form name='abc' action='san.htm'>")
if you want ac asp page use
response.write("<form name='abc' method='post' action='san.htm'>")

hope iam clear

regards
santhosh

mystami

ASKER

i understand how to do that santhosh but that's still not what i'm looking for. if you read i said in vbscript how to set a form's action.

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DirkVe

Here's a short example:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0">
</HEAD>
<BODY>

<SCRIPT language="VBScript">
function doSubmit()
form1.action = "rg1.asp"
form1.method = "post" ' OR form1.method = "get"
form1.submit
end function
</SCRIPT>
<FORM name="form1">
<BUTTON onClick=doSubmit()>Submit</BUTTON>
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

What's important is:
-define the form in your html page with the same name
-the submit IS case secsitive and must be written exaclty how I did
-you can use POST or GET (or leave it empty): POST will send data that's between the FORM-tags (the INPUT fields) in a hidden way; GET will send it in the URL.
-action = name of the page where you want to go to !

I think this should solve your problem, otherwise tell the exact error/problem you have.

santhoshgivesuanswers

hi

<script language="vbscript">
function san1()
san.action="trial.asp"
msgbox san.action
san.submit

end function
</script>
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META NAME="GENERATOR" Content="Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0">
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<form name="san" action="" method="post">
<INPUT type="button" value="Button" id=button1 name=button1 onclick="san1">
</form>
<P> </P>

</BODY>
</HTML>

hope iam clear this time

loveneesh_bansal

The answer is so simple .

<form name="loveneesh" method="post" action="tt.asp">

</form>

you can try this

but if you really want it through a function then you can use a simple variable and store the file name in this variable tryhen write action=variable name.

bye loveneesh

if you still need any help then mail me at loveneesh_bansal@hotmail.com

DirkVe

Same remark here for loveneesh_bansal:

Post you answers as COMMENT and not as ANSWER.