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Asked: 2026-05-27T01:27:32+00:00

I have this code <html> <head> <script type=text/javascript src=my-search.js></script> </head> <body onLoad=my_Init();> <div> <form

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I have this code 

<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="my-search.js"></script>
</head>
<body onLoad="my_Init();">
<div>
<form name="id_msearchform" onsubmit="my_EventHandler_Action(); return false;">
  <input type="text" name="id_searchphrase" value="example"></input>
  <br><br>
  <input type="submit" name="id_searchsubmit" value="Search"></input>
</form>
<br><br>
<div id="id_searchresults">No search done...</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

I don’t want the browser to request a new URL. That is why “onsubmit” has “return false;”. This code works in Internet Explorer, but Firefox generates a new request. Any ideas what I am doing wrong?

FireBug changes between not wanting to acknowledge there is Javascript reference and showing the Javascript file without any errors… I will update this when i have more to add. I will try various thingsm e.g. try upload it to the net and see if FireFox behaves differently when not running JS on local disk.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Are you sure that you haven’t got any errors?

    I try with a simple html:

    <html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript" src="my-search.js"></script>
</head>
<body onLoad="my_Init();">
<div>
<form name="id_msearchform" onsubmit="my_EventHandler_Action(); return false;">
  <input type="text" name="id_searchphrase" value="example"></input>
  <br><br>
  <input type="submit" name="id_searchsubmit" value="Search"></input>
</form>
<br><br>
<div id="id_searchresults">No search done...</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

    And a simple javascript called my-search.js in the same path of my html with the next code:

    var my_Init = function(){
    alert('Hello Onload');
}
var my_EventHandler_Action = function(){
    alert('Hello OnSubmit');
}

    And it works fine.

    Can you show a live demo (with dropbox or something)?

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