[thelist] Javascript: problem writing parsed URL variable to form text box
Brian Cummiskey
Brian at hondaswap.com
Tue Oct 4 18:27:01 CDT 2005
Bruso, John wrote:
> I have this login form that I want to be able to feed a variable to via
> the URL.
>
> For example:
> http://dev.sheridan.edu/uportal/login/index.htm?uP_fname=eservices-outlo
> ok >
>
> So far I've managed to parse the URL and even write the variable to
> the page, but I'm pulling my hair out trying to figure out how to
> write that variable inside of a text box.
if you have the var, its as simple as writing the following:
document.getElementById("uP_fname").value = your_var_here;
and your form should look like:
<input type="text" name="uP_fname" id="uP_fname" />
and call it in the onload method like you're doing.
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