Auto submit form only once

currently it's looping

[derek mcgilvray]

Hi folks,

I have an html form that I would like to autosubmit, so I've used javascript: document.form1.submit();

My problem is that when it returns a result to my page, it automatically submits the info in the form over and over again.

Is there a STOP command, or something else that I can put to stop this happening? I'd be grateful for any help received,

Derek

[kaled]

Presumably, when the form is submitted the same page is ultimately returned (as the form's action).

If you're using php, you should detect when the page is being delivered as a form action and ensure the resulting page does not autosubmit.

If you are using static html you should add a # value to the url when used as the form's action and not autosubmit when a # value is detected.

e.g.

<form action="page.html#done">...</form>

<script>
if (location.hash == '') form.submit();
</script>

Using a # value rather than an url parameter avoids possible duplicate content issues with search engines.

Kaled.

[derek mcgilvray]

Thanks very much for your help Kaled, you have solved my problem for me - javascript is new for me at the moment you see. Thanks again,

Derek