window.location.replace - absolutely not working

[mstembri]

I am close to pulling my hair out with this autorun menu I'm working on.

I finally have the button problem worked out, and the problem with the forms in my other post.

Now, though, I have a new problem.

I've been to a few different sites to confirm syntax of window.location.replace, and have copied and pasted code into my script to first make sure thiers is working right -- it was. I made the changes to the path so teh correct page would load and for some unknown reason the dang redirect is not working at all now.

Here's the code:

function Form1_Validator001(theForm) {

	// Test PW for validity.
    pw = new String(theForm.pw.value);
    if(pw == "") {
		alert("A password is required to install this software.");
		return (false);
    }

    if(pw == "aeiou") {
		// pw ok, do stuff

		alert("about to make redirect line call...");
		doRedirect();
		alert("and back to form validator loop...");
		// alert("i just called the window.location line... and will now continue...");
		return (true);

    } else {
		alert("Incorrect password");
		return (false);
	}

}
function doRedirect() {
	var path = "Support/Extras/Program/program.html";
	alert("about to issue redirect...");
	window.location.replace( path );
	alert("redirect issued...");
}

As you can see I've added in alert boxes so I can see what's happening. They aren't providing any clues however. I'm getting zero errors, but the redirect does not work -- the thread returns to the validation loop and the "redirect issued" alert box appears.

Please help, I'm losing my mind with this!

[mstembri]

Is IE playing tricks on me?


This works great by itself:

<script>
window.location.replace("otherpage.html");
</script>

But stick it in the example above and it flat don't work.

Please, please help. It's late and all I want to do is finish this stinkin' script and hit the sack.

[mstembri]

Finally.......

I put: return(false); after the redirect and got it working.