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Revision: 58927
at August 10, 2012 18:41 by rickygri
Updated Code 
// POST Function
function postwith (to,p) {
  var myForm = document.createElement("form");
  myForm.method="post" ;
  myForm.action = to ;
  for (var k in p) {
    var myInput = document.createElement("input") ;
    myInput.setAttribute("name", k) ;
    myInput.setAttribute("value", p[k]);
    myForm.appendChild(myInput) ;
  }
  document.body.appendChild(myForm) ;
  myForm.submit() ;
  document.body.removeChild(myForm) ;
}

// Fire function
postwith( 'post.aspx', {
    user:'peter' ,
    cc:'aus'
});

Revision: 58926
at August 10, 2012 01:21 by rickygri
Initial Code 
// POST Function
function postwith (to,p) {
  var myForm = document.createElement("form");
  myForm.method="post" ;
  myForm.action = to ;
  for (var k in p) {
    var myInput = document.createElement("input") ;
    myInput.setAttribute("name", k) ;
    myInput.setAttribute("value", p[k]);
    myForm.appendChild(myInput) ;
  }
  document.body.appendChild(myForm) ;
  myForm.submit() ;
  document.body.removeChild(myForm) ;
}

// Fire function
postwith( 'post.aspx', {
    user:'peter' ,
    cc:'aus'
});;
Initial URL 
http://mentaljetsam.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/using-javascript-to-post-data-between-pages/
Initial Description 
This javascript function takes the URL of the target page and an associative array of name/values paires and POSTs the data to the supplied URL by dynamically creating a form and then submitting it.
Initial Title 
POST form with javascript (Non-Ajax)
Initial Tags 
form, javascript, post
Initial Language 
JavaScript