Need help passing java script to filemaker

StephenKnight · October 2, 2002

I need to pass information to FileMaker, I have passed the information from a java applet to java script, but FileMaker does not seem to want the info...Kind of hurts my feelings.

Here is the source code:

<HTML>

<HEAD>

<TITLE>HTML file Title</TITLE>

function postInfo()

{

// get data from the applet

uidStr = document.PWApplet.getUid() ;

pwStr = document.PWApplet.getPw() ;

// validate the data

if (uidStr.length == 0) {

alert("User Name cannot be blank.") ;

return ;

}

if (pwStr.length == 0) {

alert("Password cannot be blank.") ;

return ;

}

// copy data from the applet into the hidden form

document.info.uid.value = uidStr ;

document.info.pw.value = pwStr ;

// post the data from the form to FMPro

document.info.submit() ;

// tell the applet to clear its form

document.PWApplet.clearForm() ;

}

</script>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

</APPLET>

<FORM>

</FORM>

</FORM>

</BODY>

</HTML>

If someone would be so kind as to tell me what I need to do I would be very thankful!

In Kindness

Stephen K Knight

Stephen Knight

FM WebSchool

www.fmwebschool.com

Garry Claridge · October 2, 2002

Stephen,

The "info" form still needs other parameters:

<FORM name="info" action="FMPro" method="Post" >

</FORM>

Hope this helps.

Garry

The Bridge · October 2, 2002

At first glance I'd say you need to include the -db, -lay, and -format inputs in your info form.

StephenKnight · October 3, 2002

Thank you guys for all of your help...I did this:

Here are a couple of things I modified:

document.forms[0].username.focus()

Here's how I reference a form (or a field in a form) with JavaScript:

document.forms[0].info.submit()

</FORM>

I didn't have time to investigate how to add the "-find" command. will it be necessary for this form to complete the login?

Yet it still is missing a step I still get the database error 4

The Bridge · October 3, 2002

You're one character shy of perfection, from what I can see. Add a hyphen in front of Find, e.g.

Garry Claridge · October 3, 2002

And make sure you have "uid" and "pw" on the Layout "Layout #1".

All the best.

Garry

Garry Claridge · October 3, 2002

Just a note about the Javascript. You will need to use either:

document.forms[1].submit() ;

or

document.info.submit() ;

All the best.

Garry

StephenKnight · October 3, 2002

Got it to work. Of all people I should know I scoured and scoured my code, I had left the "-" off in front of my find. I looked at the code 100 times and didn't see it.

Thank you to everyone that helped! The Applet and Java Script are working perfectly now.

Thank you once again!

Stephen

The Bridge · October 3, 2002

Funny... recently I was pulling my hair out trying to understand why a simple JavaScript wasn't working on one of my pages. As it happened I had used "If()" instead of "if()". I had nearly rewritten the entire code before I caught that one.

Garry Claridge · October 3, 2002

The "If()" has got me before as well; particularly swapping between ASP/VBScript and Javascript

Garry

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