I have a JavaScript function that disables the submit button on a form to prevent duplicate submissions. It works fine.

The problem I'm running into is that when it submits the form, I'm losing my param that's on the submit button.

Here's where I declare my form. 

$data .= $cgi->start_form(-method=>'POST',                            
+  -action=>$cgi->url(-relative=>1),
-onsubmit=>"return disableForm(this);");

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And here are my buttons.

$data .= $cgi->submit(-name=>'commit_part',     
                      -value=>'Save');          
                                                
$data .= $cgi->submit(-name=>'cancel_edit_part',
                      -value=>'Cancel');        
$data .= $cgi->end_form();

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Looking at my logs, it's clear that when I use the -onsubmit=>"return disableForm(this);" I don't get the 'commit_part' that I need when I do  elsif ($cgi->param('commit_part')) later on.

How can I call the script and get the param? Thanks.

In reply to JavaScript and form submission by rashley

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