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Re: How to Pass variable name to a function

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Stefan Weiss wrote:
> 
> On 2012-04-12 06:48, Stan Weiss wrote:
> > Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn wrote:
> >> 1. Your referencing is proprietary, at best error-prone, needlessly.
> ..
> >> 2. You are referring to an identifier before you declare or define it.
> ..
> >> 3. You are using eval().
> ..
> >> 4. You are using eval() wrong.
> ..
> >> 5. "Does not work" is not a problem description.
> ..
> >> 6. You can assign to a function argument, but that does not change the
> >>    value passed for that argument.
> ..
> >> 7. The `change' event occurs on the control when the control loses focus,
> ..
> >> 8. Avoid the window.alert() method.
> ..
> >> 9. Is your markup Valid?
> 
> > Is this a moderated group?
> > Are you the group moderator?
> 
> No and no.
> 
> > I poster enough code to get the answer I needed. While you seem to want
> > to make all kinds of ASSumptions about things that were not posted.
> 
> That was actually one of Thomas's more useful replies. Nobody here would
> have been surprised if he had answered your question "Can anyone see
> what I am doing wrong?" with "Yes" and no further comment. At least you
> didn't give him a chance to say "There is no javascript".
> 
> Manners aside, most of his points are valid. Especially: don't use
> eval() unless you know exactly what you are doing; do validate the
> document before you begin debugging your scripts; stanForm.VD is not a
> good way to reference a form element; and don't expect an assignment to
> a function parameter to be visible outside the function. These points
> really are important for you to understand. The rest will come with time
> and practice.
> 
> - stefan

Thanks Stefan for the help.

Stan

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How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-11 12:26 -0400
  Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Andreas Bergmaier <andber93@web.de> - 2012-04-11 19:47 +0200
    Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-11 14:21 -0400
      Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2012-04-11 20:53 +0200
        Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-11 15:16 -0400
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-04-11 15:18 -0700
  Re: How to Pass variable name to a function "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-04-11 21:20 +0000
  Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-04-11 23:56 +0200
    Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 00:48 -0400
      Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-12 15:21 +1000
        Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 02:11 -0400
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-12 18:57 +1000
            Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 09:35 -0400
      Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2012-04-12 08:08 +0200
        Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 10:13 -0400
      Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-04-12 22:47 +0200
        Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 17:04 -0400
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2012-04-12 22:17 +0100
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-04-13 05:13 -0700
            Re: How to Pass variable name to a function "Evertjan." <exjxw.hannivoort@interxnl.net> - 2012-04-13 16:27 +0000
              Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Scott Sauyet <scott.sauyet@gmail.com> - 2012-04-16 04:11 -0700
        Re: How to Pass variable name to a function "Tom de Neef" <tdeneef@qolor.nl> - 2012-04-12 23:34 +0200
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-04-13 10:03 +0200
          Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Erwin Moller <erwinmollerusenet@xs4all.nl> - 2012-04-13 12:03 +0200
            Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Andrew Poulos <ap_prog@hotmail.com> - 2012-04-13 21:35 +1000
            Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-04-13 09:00 -0700
  Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 14:03 -0400
  Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Dr J R Stockton <reply1215@merlyn.demon.co.uk.not.invalid> - 2012-04-12 20:06 +0100
    Re: How to Pass variable name to a function Stan Weiss <srweiss@erols.com> - 2012-04-12 18:54 -0400

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