reading input values when inputs (textboxes) are in a form

[Troy Crowder]

FrontPage 2002
Windows XP

I have an order form composed of quantities and prices.
This order form is in a Front Page form. It works great
to email (or write to file) the number of items ordered
and shows a confirmation page confirming the quantity
ordered.

I would like to use a script to calculate a total invoice
price. However, I cannot find a way to read the values
the user enters in the form's text boxes (when they are in
the FrontPage form). If I remove the text boxes from the
form, then I can read their contents (values). But then,
of course, the Submit button is no longer available.

Is there a way to read the contents of text boxes when
they are inside a FrontPage form? Obviously there is, as
the confirmation page does it. But how do I get these
values to use in a script?

Again, I can do this outside a form. The problem only
occurs when the textboxes are in a form.

Thanks for the help.

Troy Crowder
(e-mail address removed)

 

[FrontPageForms]

troy,

This doesn't answer the specific question, but here is a
link to a working Java Order form.

http://www.texaswebdevelopers.com/examples/javaorderform.ht
m

If you use it, keep the author and link info intact in the
script. This one is designed to submit to a credit card
processer, you may however be able to adapt it to email.
It also calculates tax.

Mike,
http://FrontPageForms.com
Visit my form tutorials

 

[Troy Crowder]

This is a sample fragment of the solution.
I was leaving out the fact that the text boxes were
contained in a form. Thus they must be referred to as:
window.FrontPage_Form1.Contact_FullName.value

START CODE FRAG
Sub cmdCal_onclick
'Word wrap is set on. The next line is really one long
line.
msgbox "The value in the contact name box is: "
& window.FrontPage_Form1.Contact_FullName.value & " The
value in CT quantity is: " &
window.FrontPage_Form1.txtCTQuanity.value & " The value
in MM quantity is: " &
window.FrontPage_Form1.txMMQuanity.value

End Sub

END CODE FRAG