Setting update value after form submission via ajax proxy (javascript/coldfusion)

<form onSubmit="this.submitted.value='true'">
<input type="hidden" name="submitted" />

understanding that this will set the hidden field to true when submitted.  so would I do a check
if form.submitted == submited {
function updateAttd()
{
ColdFusion.Ajax.submitForm ('AttendeeUpdate', 'AttendeeCom.cfc?method=UpdateAttendee') ;

}
?

Or just read the submitted value on the server

ok getting a form undefined when hitting that function:
------window:global: 'form' is undefined (http://localhost/ipereg/CreateNew.cfm?cfdebug, line 212)----
I am assuming it is here:
if (form.submitted.value == 'true')
By nature I beleive that the ajax is passing the form name as  "AttendeeUpdate"

should I modify the "form." to be AttendeeUpdate..

Did this and it seem to work,
function AttendeeActions() {
 if (document.getElementById("SUBMITTED").value = 'true') {
   ColdFusion.Ajax.submitForm ('AttendeeInsert', 'AttendeeCom.cfc?method=UpdateAttendee') ;
 }
 else {
   ColdFusion.Ajax.submitForm ('AttendeeInsert', 'AttendeeCom.cfc?method=CreateAttendee') ;
 }
}

getting an error on a field but I think it is not relevant to this post.  Give me a bit to double check.

seems to be working however I am having an issue passing arguments between two. cffunctions.
are you familiar with that process.  I will post another Q in its respective area.  
thanks again.

I beleive I spoke too soon on this one. (my apologies) Over the past few days I have been trying to validate the insert which is working however getting the SUBMITTED to carry over and have the script see the update is failing.  I have tried everything I could think of.
any further help would be great.

I will attach my files.
component.txt
form.txt
milagro.txt

Thanks Cooleomod.  It is appreciated.  I do feel that those who commented did provide valid solutions however as I stated I just think my issue is a bit more complex.?

Thanks again.

Perhaps delete and re-ask since I do not have much CF knowledge

Mplungian,  the issue is not with the cf.  What I have noticed is that on the js.
<form onSubmit="this.submitted.value='true'"> - - -here
it is setting the field to true prior to the action completing whereby as soon as I click it tries to do a update vs an insert.  once inserted I need to set to true.  I could have sworn this code worked at first glance but then when I looked a bit deeper it was not.

is there a way to delay the write to true?  here?
function AttendeeActions() {
 if (document.getElementById("SUBMITTED").value = 'true') {
   ColdFusion.Ajax.submitForm ('AttendeeInsert', 'AttendeeCom.cfc?method=UpdateAttendee') ;
 }
 else {
   ColdFusion.Ajax.submitForm ('AttendeeInsert', 'AttendeeCom.cfc?method=CreateAttendee') ;
 }
}

I don't think a repost and or deletion is necessary since the code provided can still be used and repurposed in other directions.

ok, I took the onsubmit="function" off the form and altered the hidden formfield "submitted" to false as default, and altered the js as such:

if (document.getElementById("SUBMITTED").value = 'false')
{
   ColdFusion.Ajax.submitForm ('AttendeeUpdate', 'AttendeeCom.cfc?method=CreateAttendee') ;
   document.getElementById("SUBMITTED").value = 'true'
 }
 else {
   ColdFusion.Ajax.submitForm ('AttendeeUpdate', 'AttendeeCom.cfc?method=UpdateAttendee') ;
 }

now theoretically that should work. but for some reason it still creates an new record, the debugger shows the value of submitted is till coming in as false although the form field shows true.  HMM.  any thing else you can think of that I have missed.
}

thanks for the help

I am sorry. I do not see how I missed this.

Your last issue is with == (equals) and = (assign value)

You want

if (document.getElementById("SUBMITTED").value == 'false') {
   ColdFusion.Ajax.submitForm ('AttendeeUpdate', 'AttendeeCom.cfc?method=CreateAttendee') ;
   document.getElementById("SUBMITTED").value = 'true'
 }
 else {
   ColdFusion.Ajax.submitForm ('AttendeeUpdate', 'AttendeeCom.cfc?method=UpdateAttendee') ;
 }

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mplungian, I worked on it last night and found that too. the script is now functioning correctly thanks.