The Checkbox opens link onClick when form is submitted, but how do I post the form at the same time?

Question

I am trying to build a downloads section where the visitor completes a form and then selects check boxes to open download dialogs.

I would like the form to submit and the dialogs to open, when the button is clicked.

I am not very good at writing scripts, although I can read them. Currently I can only get one or the other to work!

The form is a standard PHP form....

This is the javascript I am using

var suffix=1;
function downloadAll(oFrm){
var oChk = oFrm.elements["file"+(suffix++)];
if (oChk){
if (oChk.checked){
location.href = oChk.value;
setTimeout(function(){downloadAll(oFrm)}, 2000);
}
else{
downloadAll(oFrm);
}
}
}

This is an abbreviated part of my HTML

<input type="checkbox" name="file1" id="file1" value="/download.php?f=blank.gif" /><label for="file1">blank.gif</label>
<input type="checkbox" name="file2" id="file2" value="/download.php?f=atlas_blue_hover2.png" /><label for="file2">atlas_blue_hover2.png</label>
<input type="checkbox" name="file3" id="file3" value="/download.php?f=Tabs.css" /><label for="file3">Tabs.css</label>
<input type="button" value="Download All" onClick="suffix=1;downloadAll(this.form);return false;" />

I think that this might not be working because the onclick cancels out post in a PHP form

method="post" action="http://url"

Can I do similar to above using onSubmit? Or using the checkbox values in PHP?

Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Don't return false from your onclick handler. That cancels the default action