it will work...

instead of using a submit button, make it a normal button and call
form.submit() at the end of the onClick handler

-----Original Message-----
From: George Smyth [mailto:george.smyth@U...]
Sent: 22 October 2001 16:57
To: javascript
Subject: [javascript] RE: Passing a Variable via Form


I tried this:

<input type="hidden" name="myText"> 
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Check Message" onClick="return
checkMessage(); document.form1.myText.value=text">

but it does not change the value of myText does not change.  I also tried
giving myText a starting value, but the resulting value was not changed.

Cheers -

George L Smyth

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	Alex Shiell, ITS, EC, SE [mailto:alex.shiell@s...] 
Sent:	Monday, October 22, 2001 10:56 AM
To:	javascript
Subject:	[javascript] RE: Passing a Variable via Form

you will need to do this the other way round - in your submit handler set
the value of the hidden field to equal the variable.

-----Original Message-----
From: George Smyth [mailto:george.smyth@U...]
Sent: 22 October 2001 15:34
To: javascript
Subject: [javascript] Passing a Variable via Form


Is it possible to pass a variable with a form?

For instance:

<script language="JavaScript">
var myVariable = "ABC"
</script>

<form ...
<input type="hidden" value={the value of the variable myVariable} ...
</form>

Thanks -

George L Smyth