[thelist] URGENT! Mac Javascript Problem.

[James Aylard]

R.Livsey,

> Ive been reported a problem with the code below.
> Works fine on IE5 Windows, but doesnt work on the Mac (probably not on
> Netscape etc either) but as Im not at the office I cant check on any other
> computer and only have IE windows here.
...
>     if (document.news_form.action[1].checked)
...
>         news_form.submit();

    I can't give you an authoritative answer, but based on the snippets
above here are a couple of semi-educated guesses:

1) Using the name "action" for a form field might be a bad idea since
"action" is also a property of the form object. MacIE might think that you
are referring to the property, and not the form field.

2) When you call the submit() method, try prepending "document" to the
object name, so that it is document.news_form.submit(). MacIE may be having
a problem with this shorthand reference to the object.

    These are only guesses, but hopefully they'll help.

James Aylard

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