Tried to submit 2 forms with one klick

freamer

I wanted to submit 2 forms with one klick, but sometimes it is not working correctly.

Sometimes, only the second form is submitted.

This is my JavaScript function:

function sendsave(){
document.custform.what.value='save';
document.custform.submit();
document.empform.empwhat.value='save';
document.empform.submit();
}

This is my anchor:

<a href='javascript:sendsave();'>Submit</a>

Do somebody know, why this happens every 2 or 3 klicks?

Weedpacket

Frankly I'm surprised it works at all. What are you trying to do?

What's probably happening is that the first form is submitted, but before the second form is submitted, the server response is already arriving, and the browser has dropped the first page starting loading the new one.

planetsim

I to am surpised it works on the first time.
But really shouldnt one form be enough.

Also try making a new function for the form. Instead of using it in the same function

freamer

First form is the customer data and second form is the data of the employees.So I need two forms. Normally this should work!

If the server is the prob, what should I do?

Weedpacket

The server's not the "prob". The server is doing what the server is supposed to do - supply responses to requests. It's your approach that's wonky. Why can't you just have one script that does both tasks? I'm sure if you search around this forum for a bit you'll find umpteen different ways of doing what you're wanting that won't be an abuse of http; ranging from a page that actually does both tasks, to cURL-mediated POSTs.

suntra

You simply must understand that submitting ONE form = ONE http request. So, if you want to submit two forms, you have to put them in ONE form... You could write a hidden form which contains all the names of the input fields, then when the user hits Submit, JavaScript takes values from both forms and write them in the hidden form...

planetsim

Exactly or you could do to forms change the make a new function in javascript and then have the other form directed to a different page.

freamer

I think it is working now. I changed the order in my function. I tried it 15 times and no error occured.Looks good now! Thanks for helping

Code of new function:

function sendsave(){
document.custform.what.value='save';
document.empform.empwhat.value='save';
document.custform.submit();
document.empform.submit();
}