Having Problem with submit() Method

[writhe]

I'm having problems with the submit() method of the forms object. I've got a form that submits fine if I use <input type="submit">; it executes an ASP page and redirects back to the same page. Because of the layout of my page, I don't want to put the button in that location, though. Instead, I've tried this:

function submit_form(formIndex) {
	document.forms[formIndex].submit();
	return true;
}

and put this in my HTML:

<form name="submit_button" onsubmit="return submit_form(0)">
	<input type="submit" class="fielder3" value="preview">
</form>

The action of the form is an ASP file, which edits the submitted string and then redirects back to the original page that contains the form. The redirection contains a value in the querystring. If I execute the form with the <input type="submit"> method, the page is redirected back to itself and the querystring is present. If the form is submitted via JavaScript, the ASP file still executes correctly but when it redirects back the querystring name value pair is not present (e.g., edit.asp?). I have no idea why this is happening. The stranger thing is that if I submit the form again, without the required info in the querystring, the ASP page still works. It's as if the querystring info is there even though it isn't visible in the address bar. Any thoughts on what is going on?

[Maelstrom]

<form name="submit_button" onsubmit="return submit_form(0)">
	<input type="submit" class="fielder3" value="preview">
</form>

You are esentially submitting twice using the submit button and the submit() method. Try using only one of them.

<input type="button" class="fielder3" value="preview" onclick="return submit_form(0)">

With this one remove the onsubmit you have above.

OR

leave the button the same but remove the javascript submit. Is this all of your code because that just seems to be a redundancy.

Otherwise I am not sure why it is doing what it is doing but you are esentially submitting the form twice with your current code

[writhe]

Maelstrom-

Thanks for your help. I found a work-around that did the trick, but it's basically the same thing that you suggested. I have one form with lots of hidden elements that I submit from another location; that's why the code looked weird. I solved the problem by using the <input type="button"> tip just as you suggested.