Re: disabling the submit button

It is possible, with JavaScript.  Of course, the user has to be using a JS
browser and it has to be turned on ... but that may be the bulk of your
users.
Here's an example (I wrote this quickly, so be sure to test it yourself; and
be sure to remove the .'s where necessary):

<.html>
<.head>
<.title>Title<./title>
<.script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<.!-- Hiding!

var alreadySubmitted = 0;

function validateSubmit()
{
  if (alreadySubmitted == 1) return false;
  alreadySubmitted = 1;
  return true;
}

// End hiding -->
<./script>
<./head>
<.body>

<.form onSubmit="return validateSubmit();" action="urlhere" method="GET">
... form widgets here ...
<.input type=submit value="Submit">
<./form>

<./body>
<./html>


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Davies, Elizabeth H." <EHDavies(at)West.com>
To: "HWG-technique Mailing List (E-mail)" <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 4:46 PM
Subject: disabling the submit button


> Is it possible to disable a submit button after it's been hit once?
>
> We have a few people who have itchy trigger fingers and keep double or
> triple banging and creating duplicate database entries......
>
> Elizabeth Davies
> Web Designer
> West Corporation
> (402)573-3386 or X206-7562

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