Update Order Form w/o Page Refresh - Tested in IE6.0, Netscape8.1, Opera9.01, Firefox1.5.0.6 and AOL Explorer1.2

In this order form, the cost for each item is totaled as the items are selected and deselected. This is done without refreshing the entire page in order to save other form information. Heavily commented.

We have tested this form in IE6.0, Firefox1.5.0.6, Opera9.01, Netscape8.1 and AOL Explorer1.2. This script worked well in all platforms with no variations observed.

For your Information: Before we begin, we feel obligated to advise you that the above form is for all intensive purposes a "Stand Alone" script. In other words, it really does not do much of anything other than what you see. In order to make it function as designed, you need to incorporate it into a valid working form. If you do not have a good Solid Knowledge of HTML coding, javascripts, forms and reconfigurations, please "Do Not Attempt" this until you are Proficient in the aforementioned areas.

Depending on your knowledge of HTML and javascripts, this is an easy four (4) part copy and paste code that goes in both the <HEAD> and <BODY> (2 parts) sections of your document. It also makes use of an onload event handler inserted directly into the <BODY> tag and an external .js script you need to save and upload into your directory then add a snipplet of code into the <HEAD> section to call the external.js file.

Note Of Importance: If you are not sure of howto make the external .js file and make use of it within your document, grab the below link and it is fully explained.
[ .js File Howto ]

For your Information: If you are not comfortable or prefer not to use the external.js file, you can use the traditional cut/copy and paste instead of the external .js file. If you need a little refresher on what is required to achieve this, grab the below link and it is fully explained.
[ Traditional Cut/Copy and Paste ]

* This script unlike most does not name the external.js file. It puts it very well by telling you to:



<script type="text/javascript" src="yourFileName.js"></script>

In other words, they are telling you to name your external file whatever you want, upload that into your directory and to just reflect that name in the snipplet of code that you would paste into the <HEAD> section to call the file. We named ours orderRefresh.js.

Depending on which of the above methods you have selected (external.js* file or Traditional Copy/Cut & Paste), you will add either the snipplet of code (after you have uploaded the external.js file) into the <HEAD> section or the completed section of code that you added the opening and closing script tags.

Snipplet Of Code
<script type="text/javascript" src="yourFileName.js">
</script> Traditional Copy/Cut and Paste
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">

<HEAD> Section of code goes here

// End -->
</script>

External .js file

Traditional Copy/Cut & Paste Code with opening & closing tags that you had to add into the <HEAD> section of code that was originally earmarked to be an external .js file.

If you would like to see an example of this effect using the "Traditional Cut/Copy & Paste" method, grab the below link and you are there. Examine our "Source" code (on the page you will be opening) to see how we had to reconfigure it to make it work. We have it very well documented for your convenience.
[ Traditional Cut/Copy & Paste Method ]

If you need a little refresher on howto add the onload event handler directly into the <BODY> tag, see the below examples:

Default <BODY> Tag ~ No onload event handler

Reconfigured <BODY> Tag ~ onload Event Handler Inserted

Once you have completed the above sections, the only thing left is to incorporate the <BODY> section into a functioning form.

We hope our tutorial was easy to follow and we covered everything in detail. If you would like to add this effect into your pages, grab the respective below link and you are there. If you have any problems with this or anything else, feel free to consult our [ FAQ ] and if you can't find the answer there, [ contact us ].
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