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Re: Setting a text field's value from a href

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Denis McMahon wrote:

> On Fri, 09 Mar 2012 06:18:37 -0800, Larry.Martell@gmail.com wrote:
>> I have a text field and a href. When the user click on the link I want
>> to set the text field to a value. I'm trying to do it with jQuery, but I
>> can't get it to work. I have this:
>> 
>> <A href="javascript: $('filterValue').val('POR');">POR</A>
>> 
>> How can I accomplish this?
>> 
>> And before 100 people tell me that is not the proper way to use a link,
>> please don't. I know this, but I have a client that wants this. I told
>> them it should be a button, but they want it to be a link, and they are
>> paying.
> 
> <span class="simlink" onclick="do_something">text that behaves like a
> link</span>
> 
> in your css, define relevant styles for span.simlink so that it looks and
> behaves like all the other links in the document.

Probably the worst advice in this thread so far.  But not unexpected.


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Setting a text field's value from a href "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-03-09 06:18 -0800
  Re: Setting a text field's value from a href SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-03-09 16:23 +0100
    Re: Setting a text field's value from a href SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-03-09 16:30 +0100
      Re: Setting a text field's value from a href "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-03-09 07:48 -0800
    Re: Setting a text field's value from a href "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-03-09 07:31 -0800
      Re: Setting a text field's value from a href SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-03-09 18:50 +0100
        Re: Setting a text field's value from a href SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-03-09 19:01 +0100
    Re: Setting a text field's value from a href Jake Jarvis <pig_in_shoes@yahoo.com> - 2012-03-09 17:59 +0100
  Re: Setting a text field's value from a href Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-09 09:06 -0800
    Re: Setting a text field's value from a href "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-03-09 09:24 -0800
      Re: Setting a text field's value from a href Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-09 12:42 -0800
        Re: Setting a text field's value from a href "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-03-09 13:12 -0800
  Re: Setting a text field's value from a href Christian Winter <thepoet_nospam@arcor.de> - 2012-03-09 19:05 +0100
    Re: Setting a text field's value from a href "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-03-09 10:51 -0800
    Re: Setting a text field's value from a href Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-09 20:55 +0100
      Re: Setting a text field's value from a href "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-03-09 13:02 -0800
        Re: Setting a text field's value from a href Dr J R Stockton <reply1210@merlyn.demon.co.uk> - 2012-03-10 21:09 +0000
        Re: Setting a text field's value from a href David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-12 16:32 -0700
          Re: Setting a text field's value from a href "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-03-13 10:07 -0700
            Re: Setting a text field's value from a href David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-13 10:43 -0700
              Re: Setting a text field's value from a href "Mel Smith" <med_cutout_syntel@aol.com> - 2012-03-13 11:09 -0700
                Re: Setting a text field's value from a href Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-03-13 12:25 -0700
                Re: Setting a text field's value from a href "Larry.Martell@gmail.com" <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2012-03-13 15:18 -0700
                Re: Setting a text field's value from a href Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2012-04-25 16:53 -0400
  Re: Setting a text field's value from a href Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2012-03-10 00:20 +0000
    Re: Setting a text field's value from a href Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-03-10 01:44 +0100
      Re: Setting a text field's value from a href SAM <stephanemoriaux.NoAdmin@wanadoo.fr.invalid> - 2012-03-10 09:58 +0100
        Re: Setting a text field's value from a href David Mark <dmark.cinsoft@gmail.com> - 2012-03-12 16:33 -0700

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