How to set form field values using javascript?

[rick collette]

Hi,

The following code is on my second page. There is a form field called
time, I want to set it to user's current time after user hits submit button on the first page and comes to this page. I use javascript code like the following
to do that. But it seems it never sets the time value after I come to second page:

<script language="JavaScript">
times=new Date();
document.form2.time.value = times;
</script>
<form name="form2" action="nextPage.php" method="post">
<table>
<tr>
<td> Name:<input id="name" size="10" name="name"></td>
<td> Phone:<input id="phone" size="10" name="phone"></td>
<td> Zip Code:<input id="zipcode" size="5" name="zipcode"></td>
<td> Address:<input id="address" size="30" name="address"></td>
<td> Time:<td><input name="time" value="" readonly /></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><input type="button" value="Submit" name="Submit2"></td>
</tr>
</table>

I am wondering what I did wrong here?

thanks,

[Eric Pascarello]

You are setting the field before it is even exists on the page.

It is like going to a restuarant and they call your name before you even leave to go there.

You need to set it onload or after the control os rendered.

Eric

[Bear Bibeault]

Firstly, since you are doing nothing with request params on this page, the fact that it is a "second page" is moot.

But take a look at your markup. Where is the reference to the input field? Now where is the input field defined?

Anything clicking?

[Bear Bibeault]

Eric beat me to the punch...

You would also be well-served to debug your code in Firefox where the Javascript console would have let you know that there was a problem.

[rick collette]

Thanks for giving me pointers.

Unfortunately, even after I set onload event on the body tag, it still does
not work.

I guess something must be wrong somewhere else.

[Bear Bibeault]

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