Html submit a form, but stay on the same page

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I want to create a form with HTML, that when submitting it will run a javascript function (the function itself needs to contact a local server (localhost:...)), but when inside the javascript function I use window.open(...) a new tab is opened. I want the form to be submitted but not to change the current page, meaning to stay on the form. How do I do that?

Possible duplicate of [Submit form and stay on same page?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5733808/submit-form-and-stay-on-same-page) — Ciro Santilli OurBigBook.com, May 30 '16 at 16:40

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Dec 02 '16 at 22:31

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If you are using type="submit" but want to stay on the same page you could try changing the input type to button so that it would read...

input type="button" value="Submit" onclick="myFunction()"

and in the function call the box variables with...

var name = document.formName.boxName.value;

edited Dec 02 '16 at 22:31

Jason Yost

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answered Dec 02 '16 at 22:11

hello and lullaby

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 06 '14 at 12:16

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Set the target for your form:

<form target="_blank" action="http://example.com">.....

answered Nov 06 '14 at 12:16

Can I use the action to call a javascript function? – user3636583 Nov 06 '14 at 12:28

Html submit a form, but stay on the same page

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