submitting forms from links

**HairyDave** · Oct 11th, 2002, 05:10 AM

I have an HTML page that contains a number of checkboxes. When the user selects a box on the page it becomes checked - simple.

The page contains links that make the page redisplay itself in some other format. However, by clicking the link, those checkboxes that were checked become unchecked.

Question is, how can I simulate a submit from the links on the page so that when a link is selected, the values from the checkboxes are submitted and accessible from the next page?

Thanks in advance

HD

**Doe maar** · Oct 11th, 2002, 07:57 AM

I don't know how to do this in an html page, but when you use an asp page, you can retrieve the values in a page by using the Request.Form() method. You need to put the checkboxes in a form and sumbit the form.

**axion_sa** · Oct 11th, 2002, 08:36 AM

Code:

<body>
  <script language="JavaScript">
    function submitMyForm() {
      document.myForm.submit();
    }
  </script>

  <form id="myForm">
     <!-- all your control etc etc here -->
  </form>

  <a href="www.someotherplace.com" onClick="submitMyForm()">Text Here</a>
</body>

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