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Submit form from different frame

Each method I have used so far seems to ignore the onsubmit event handler on the form in frame1.

Any ideas?

frame1.htm:
<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
</head>
<body>
<form name="form1" method="post" onsubmit="return verify(this);"

action="../screens/xmlCreate.jsp">
<textarea name="field1" cols="50" rows="4"></textarea>
</form>
</body>
</html>

frame2.htm

<html>
<head>
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<a href="javascript:parent.mf_mainFrame.form1.submit();">Submit</a>
</body>
</html>

jaysolomon

<a href="#" onclick="parent.mf_mainFrame.document.form1.submit();return false;">Submit</a>

or

<a href="#" onclick="parent.frames['frameName'].document.forms['form1'].submit();return false;">Submit</a>

NetGroove

Like this:

<a href="#" onClick="if(parent.mf_mainFrame.verify(parent.mf_mainFrame.form1) parent.mf_mainFrame.form1.submit;return false">Submit</a>

NetGroove

Sorry, take this:

<a href="#" onClick="if(parent.mf_mainFrame.verify(parent.mf_mainFrame.form1) parent.mf_mainFrame.form1.submit();return false">Submit</a>

kate99

ASKER

Thanks for your reply's.

In the end this worked:

<a href="#" onClick="if(parent.mf_mainFrame.verify(parent.mf_mainFrame.form1))parent.mf_mainFrame.form1.submit();">Submit</a>

What shall i do with the points? Netgroove's answer was nearest. Anyway let me know.

Cheers

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jaysolomon

You should return false so that the link will not be followed.

>>nearest?

If your not satisfied, then tell us whats not right for you and we will try to suit your needs.

You have 2 options with the points

1 accept the answer that fullfills your requirements.

2 split the points between the experts that helped you.

Good Luck

jAy

NetGroove

Thanks for the points.