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I have a scenario where based on criteria A I default a form element and then if it meets criteria B I disable the element to restrict the user from changing the value. But when it is disabled the default value does not pass to case2.asp. Rather Request.Form("x_my_var").Item returns 'undefined'. Any way to get the value of the disabled form field?

Best I can come up with here is after Validate() and before frmCase.Submit() to enable all my custom elements that have a disabled option.

Disabled form elements do not get posted. This is standard web behavior, not specific to Dovetail.

You can make the element readonly. Or hidden.

 

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Gary Sherman
gary@dovetailsoftware.com

I know it is standard web behavior, I was just hoping one of the html gurus on this forum may know a good way around it since Dovetail uses so many disabled attributes int he code!  For the time being I am just doing a document.getElementById('x_my_var).disabled = false; before I submit the form so they post. It seems to work OK thus far. I can't hide them since they must be visible and most of them are <select> elements using GetHgbstList() so I can't make them RO since I believe RO only works for input and textarea.

Thanks Gary!

Better late than never I guess...

I posted a few javascript routines on the site the other day.  There are a couple that specfically deal with enabling/disabling form fields.

http://blogs.dovetailsoftware.com/forums/thread/11260.aspx

 

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Gary Storey