# Netscape vs explorer - form won't post vars in netscape

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netscape-vs-explorer-form-wont-post-vars-in-netscape/64260>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 14, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netscape-vs-explorer-form-wont-post-vars-in-netscape/64260 "2004-09-14T16:56:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![sinfiniti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d07c76/32.png) [@sinfiniti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sinfiniti)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netscape-vs-explorer-form-wont-post-vars-in-netscape/64260/1 "2004-09-14T16:56:27Z")

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hello there, i have the following html:

```auto
<form name="fromLogin" action="php/login.php" method="post">
<table width="100%" height="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right"><b>User Name:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td><input name="sLogin" type="text" size="20" maxlength="16"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td align="right"><b>Password:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td><input name="sPassword" type="password" size="20" maxlength="16"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
<td><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Log In"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>

```

The ‘php/login.php’ page writes the values passed to it (this is for testing purposes). when i use explorer, everything works as expected - the login and password are displayed. when i use netscape, the login and password are not there.

Anyone know about this problem? i’m using netscape 7.2, and explorer 6.  
Thanks in advance for your help!!  
Jeremy

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/netscape-vs-explorer-form-wont-post-vars-in-netscape/64260/2 "2004-09-18T03:12:05Z")

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i don’t know anything about php, but with javascript i know that netscape and IE require different commands for things dealing with form elements.

for example, if i wanted to get the information from sLogin in netscape, i would need to use parent.fromLogin.sLogin.document but in IE i only need parent.fromLogin.sLogin

in conclusion:  
different pages compatable with netscape and IE. i don’t know how else to help you, but since no one else answered your question, i figured i would try :\