submiting a form inside an iframe from outside the iframe

hey i got this working for you i think. how can i share the code with you ?

hey, here's your script it's divided in two parts, this one goes in between the head tags:
<script type="text/javascript">

/**
*
*   SubmitForm function definition:
*   Reference the iFrame: var yourVariable = parent.document.getElementById("iFrameNameHere");
*   Reference to the window object generated by the the iframe: var yourWindowVariable = yourVariable.contentWindow; //other browsers use contentDocument
*   Reference to the form object inside of the iFrame: var theFormObject = yourWindowVariable.document.getElementById("formNameHere");
*   Submit the form now :) theFormObject.submit();
*/

function SubmitForm(){
//make a reference to the iFrame;
var iframeElem = parent.document.getElementById("iFrame");
//make a reference to the window of the iFrame (Note: for Mozilla it's diferent you got to use contentDocument instead of contentWindow);
var win = iframeElem.contentWindow;
//make a reference to the form element in the iframe;
var theForm = win.document.getElementById("form1");
//submit the form
theForm.submit();
//just testing
alert("ok");
}

</script>



and this one goes into the end just before closing the body tag:

<script>
/*
*
*   Make it available in the DOM
*   Reference your submit button
*
*/

var myButton = parent.document.getElementById("submit");

/**
*
*   Older method of attaching event:
*   myButton.onclick = SubmitForm;
*
*/

/**
*
*   IE Hack - attachEvent instead of addEventListener for other browsers
*
*/
myButton.attachEvent('onclick', SubmitForm);
</script>


i've comented the javascript nothing two hard but i hope you understand it

Hi Hugo,

Thanks very much for posting this. Afraid I am still having the same error, in both IE and FF. I tried it in my own code, but also just used your code on a test page. To be clear, my submit button is on the parent frame, not in the iframe. For whatever reason I just can't get at the properties of the iframe form to submit. I get either an object expected error or a iframeElem has no properties error. Pitty.

Hey Dude...

Try this:

var iframe = window.frames[&lt;FRAMEID&gt;].document.forms[0].submit();

You have to remember though, the contents of your iframe need to be fully loaded for this to work.