onSubmit vs. <.input type="submit"

Howdy


>I'm converting HTML submit buttons over to three part gif images for a client
>(I don't ask, I just duz) and I cannot figure out one thing.
>
>Client had <.input id="mediaMaint" name="mediaMaint" type=submit 
>value="Special String" tabindex="3">
>
>They're doing some back end template stuff, and I'm obfuscating to protect 
>the client.
>
>There's two input buttons on this page and each has a different name.
>
>How can I use submit() in a similar fashion?  How do I pass the name/id as 
>to which "button" was clicked?
>Should i have a hidden variable be written out by javascript onclick 
>before it calls the submit() method?
>
>Thanks.  I'm sure this must be common, but I could find nothing after a 
>whole day of searching hwg archives
>and google.



>lara

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Lara J. Fabans
Lodestone Software, Inc
lara(at)lodestone-sw.com

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