VBScript - General - Question - Javascript function called from button does not work

Hi;
I have a page, not totally written by me, that has several forms on it. I need to do a search from a button next to several form fields. I have the javascript code to call from the onclick of the button. It works fine in my test pages, but in the real page the buttons do not work.

I am a db wiz, but I sort of suck on my javascript. Any clues to what might be wrong would be appreciated.

I'll be busy removing things from my page piece by piece till I get it right....lol

It's impossible for us to tell without seeing your code...

I tried to post the whole page but the site nixed it for containing urls.

Here is the js code and the calls are below.

<Script Language="Javascript">
function searchdbp(form) {
//Phone
FieldVar =form.phone.value;
window.location="searchfields_Dot_asp?MyField=Phone&SearchFor=" + fieldVar;
}
function searchdbc(form) {
//Company
alert("company");
FieldVar =form.company.value;
window.location="searchfields_Dot_asp?MyField=Company&SearchFor=" + fieldVar;
}
function searchdbct(form) {
//Contact
FieldVar =form.contact.value;
window.location="searchfields_Dot_asp?MyField=Contact&SearchFor=" + fieldVar;
}
function searchdbe(form) {
//Email
FieldVar =form.email.value;
window.location="searchfields_Dot_asp?MyField=email&SearchFor=" + fieldVar;
}
</Script>

<input name="PButton" type="button" value="Search" onClick="Searchdbp(this.form)">

I don't know if that's your actual code, or if that's just a typo, but
onClick="Searchdbp(this.form)" won't fire "function searchdbp(form)".

Also, if that is how you're doing your code, it's very convoluted! I'm
sure we could help you come up with a more elegant solution. If you
could post a link to a page with this code on, that would be great!

Just replace the "."s in the link with "dot"s and the forum won't mind

www dot google dot com

There is one form on the page.
Then another form, my buttons are inside of the second form. When I get rid of the first form, the buttons work.

I am wondering if it is related to onclick=(this.form), I'm going to run down the explicit call for the form name.

Are the elements in the same form as the button?

If you can't post a link, can you post the rest of the HTML?

But if anyone wants to look at the actual page email me and I will send you off a copy. gracemgrady "at" cox "dot" net

This code runs on an intranet, so you can't surf to it. It was started by a Romanian firm, taken over by some programmer that just disappeared and now it landed on me. There was also a Russian firm in the mix, but I'm not sure where.

I am a database professional and my javascript skills (before this project) were limited to little snippits I change to suit my simple needs, if it's extensive javascript I get someone else to do it. I just want to call a page with a button, but I need the value in the input box when I call the page. I'm searching on the value in the input box.

This customer has been through it and deserves a break so I'm trying to get this done myself. And gain enough javascript skills so I don't feel like an idiot every time I see it.

Thanks in advance