Re: Link acting as a submit button

Another option might be to use the heredoc syntax, but having php echo your html is not the most effecient. Just FYI. http://ca.php.net/manual/en/language.types.string.php#language.types.string.syntax.heredoc "Matt Palermo" <mpalermo@vt.edu> wrote in message news:001001c35233$f6a89940$4400a8c0@laptop... > I am trying to create a submit button out of a hyperlink using the > following > code: > > (this is in a file called index.html) > <A href="javascript:go_where_my_variable_says('this.php');">this > page</a> > > > <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> > <!-- > function go_where_my_variable_says(where) > { > document.forms[0].action = where; > document.forms[0].submit(); > } > //--> > </SCRIPT> > > This works fine as an html document, however, when I try to echo the > same code > out in a PHP page, it gives me javascript errors. I am using the > following to > echo it out in PHP: > > echo " > <A href=\"javascript:go_where_my_variable_says('this.php');\">this > page</a> > > > <SCRIPT LANGUAGE=\"JavaScript\"> > <!-- > function go_where_my_variable_says(where) > { > document.forms[0].action = where; > document.forms[0].submit(); > } > //--> > </SCRIPT> > "; > > This displays the link fine for the submit hyperlink, but it gives the > javascript error: > > Error: Object doesn't support this property or method. > Code: 0 > > Like I said before, this code works perfectly fine if I have it an html > document. > > Anyone got any ideas? > > Thanks, > Matt > > > > >