"I wanted to use the same name for both buttons, since I extract 
all the form variables later in the code and save them in session 
variables"

Why would giving your buttons the same name be relevant to this? Why do your
buttons need names at all?

In any case, if you have more than one element with the same name, then this
forms a collection which you need to iterate through.  A group of checkboxes
is the most common scenarion in which this would be necessary.

mygroup = request.form("mygroup")

then to extract individual values

for n=0 to mygroup.length-1
	session("mygroup_" & n) = mygroup(n)
next

(Might be .count rather than .length, I can never remember... but this
property only exists when there is more than one, so if only one checkbox is
checked you get an error when trying to iterate through.  I always add in a
dummy checked checkbox which is not visible, to prevent the error if one is
checked)

-----Original Message-----
From: Flummi [mailto:flummi@e...]
Sent: 17 May 2002 12:25
To: javascript
Subject: [javascript] Re: how can I pass post variables with javascrip
t? / how to pass the value of the submit button when pressing enter in a
text field?


Yes, but I wanted to use the same name for both buttons, since I extract 
all the form variables later in the code and save them in session 
variables. But I guess I will have to filter these fields out from saving 
them to session variables (as I do with the action field).

It would have been nice, if there is another way to do it, i.e. with some 
javascript.

> Its because you've given your submit button the same name as the hidden
field.  The submit button does not need a name, but if you want to give it
one make sure its unique


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