How to submit form without "Submit Button"?

**AK_Chopra** · 10-09-2009

I just wanted to develop an application where once the details on the form has been field by the user it would automatically submit the form without using "Submit Button" I come across such things on some of PHP based websites but do not understand their logic behind this.

Please help.

**pancham** · 10-09-2009

When you want a form that can be submitted without requiring the rather prominent submit button in that case you need to submit the form when the checkbox is checked. If it is like this then your form will automatically get submitted. And if you wanted to develop such application on your form then you must have the knowledge of CGI program. This will be possible and most convenient using CGI program.

**Khushal** · 10-09-2009

I think if you will add the following method in your HTML head of your program and write the all other functions you would like to add will solve your problem. Please check the following and put it in your code.

Code:

function nav()
   {
   var w = document.myform.mylist.selectedIndex;
   var url_add = document.myform.mylist.options[w].value;
   window.location.href = url_add;
   }

**DllD** · 10-09-2009

You can submit a form without a submit button, but it relies on javascript, which is a bad thing. How will you keep your pages working for those without JavaScript enabled? leave the submit button and use javascript in the body onload event to set style display to none. That way the button is only visible if javascript is off.

Anyway, to submit the first form on your page, you can use something like this:

<a href="#" onclick="document.forms[0].submit(); return false;">submit</a>