[timmerk]

Does having a form inside another form work? If yes, is it not proper coding?

I mean something like this:

Code:
formtag

html...

formtag
html....
endformtag

html...

endformtag

I need this because if the user presses enter after this one particular textbox, I don't want the whole page to get submited.

Also, is there a way to have the form action run javascript code?


Thanks!


P.S. this code function still takes away the form tag, which is why i wrote the code like that

[Arkham_c]

Originally posted by timmerk:
Does having a form inside another form work? If yes, is it not proper coding?

I mean something like this:

Code:
formtag

html...

formtag
html....
endformtag

html...

endformtag

I need this because if the user presses enter after this one particular textbox, I don't want the whole page to get submited.

Also, is there a way to have the form action run javascript code?


Thanks!


P.S. this code function still takes away the form tag, which is why i wrote the code like that

There is a javascript callback on a submit button called "onSubmit" . You can return true/false and it will either submit the form or not based on your wish.

[varcos]

No, you can't have a form inside a form, the first formtag will take precedence. But you can use other logic to see if they leave a form earlier than you want. If there is an actual submit button there it's simple, you just name your submit buttons. If you don't then you'll have to check what fields have data in them to see where they finished off in the form.

Hope that helps,

varcos

[timmerk]

Ok, thanks for your replies. Any idea how do use onSubmit with this:

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~karlt/admin.php

There is the page I'm working on. In the part where you can add IPs is what I'm talking about. If the user enters an IP to add, but presses "return" instead of clicking add, I don't want the form being submited - even to check after. I need a javascript solution or form inside a form solution, which is not possible, so I'm told.

Ideally, presses "Return" in the add_ip textfield will run the same function as clicking the Add link does, all without ever submiting anything.

Thanks!

[timmerk]

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[ameat]

try something like this (i have not tested this):

Code:
<input name="add_ip" type="text" id="add_ip" size="16" maxlength="15" onchange="addIP(this.value);">

[timmerk]

That code half works - it adds the ip to the list box, but then the whole page gets submited after that as well. Any ideas?

Thanks!