Using Javascript to write text from form to page Problem.

[DDragon]

O.K I'm trying to insert the content of a text box onto a web page using javascript i know you use document.write but I'm not sure how to go about doing it. any suggestions?

DD

[leonard]

There are several ways to write the text into the HTML-page.
It all depends on where you exactly need to write the text.

use:

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document.myForm.myText.value

to get the content of your text box.

you may use the following functions to write your data to a specific place:

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document.write(myText);
document.getElementById("myID").firstChild.replaceData(rd_Start, rd_Length, myText);
document.getElementById("myID").innerHTML = myText;
document.getElementById("myID").innerText = myText;


cheers!
- leonard

[DDragon]

Thaks for you reply Leonard,

i want to have it so that people can make an addition to comments on a specific page, like a forum set up but not on a forum if that makes sense, will the code that you supplied help in that or will i need something else?

Thanks,

DDragon

[leonard]

Ah, so if I understand you correctly, you want to store the data persistently. (So that other visitors see it too).

Here's another (unfinished) thread on this topic:
help-with-form-input-vt9046.html

will the code that you supplied help in that or will i need something else

1) The code i supplied will NOT help. The code is only to display information on the screen, not to store it.
2) Yes, you need something else: Code to store the information server-side.
Check the topic above. The last questions also applies to you. Does your webserver support PHP?

cheers!
- leonard

[DDragon]

yes it does support PHP as far as i know unless they have changed it.

DD

[DDragon]

ok ive just remembered this thread and need to bump it sorry