Copying & Pasting Forms in Dreamweaver 4

[lesliefranke]

On several of my pages I have two or more forms on a page. When I cut and paste a form in the visual designer Dreamweaver tries to outsmart me and slap a additional number on some of the name fields where I do not what them.

The originial form before I cut it:
<FORM ACTION="/psmscgi/psmsnet.pgm" NAME="pertandt" METHOD="POST" AUTOCOMPLETE="OFF">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="WSYD_EVENT" VALUE="pertandt">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="WSYD_SID" VALUE="/(WSYDHIDDEN)/(WSYD_SID)">
A HREF="JavaScript:document.pertandt.submit()">Perfect Turn and Tonnage</A>
</FORM>

After I paste the form onto the page:
<FORM ACTION="/psmscgi/psmsnet.pgm" NAME="pertandt" METHOD="POST" AUTOCOMPLETE="OFF">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="WSYD_EVENT2" VALUE="pertandt">
<INPUT TYPE="HIDDEN" NAME="WSYD_SID2" VALUE="/(WSYDHIDDEN)/(WSYD_SID)">
A HREF="JavaScript:document.pertandt.submit()">Perfect Turn and Tonnage</A>
</FORM>

The above situation does not apply when I paste the form in the source window. Is there an option in Dreamweaver where I can turn this functionality on/off?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Leslie

[Andrew-J2000]

its actually an option

push

ctrl U // click general tab

under editing options

untick rename form items when pasting

[lesliefranke]

Andrew...

Thank you for your reply. I am afraid I am missing something, though. Under Preferences, General, and in the Options section I do not see the option you are speaking of.

Leslie

[Andrew-J2000]

if you are using dreamweaver 4

when you hold ctrl + U, it will bring up the preferences panel, or go to edit and its the 2nd from bottom option.

on the preferences panel it has a catorgory list

ie
General
Code colors
Code Format
etc

click the general tab.

in there it has two catorgorys
[list=1][*]file options[*]editing options[/list=1]

in the 3rd tick box down it has (or 7th checkbox from the top)

rename form items when pasting (untick this box and click ok)

[lesliefranke]

Andrew...

Go it. Thank you very much.

Leslie