SharePoint 2007 Form auto submit

Question

I would like to use standard SharePoint form for list (NewForm.aspx), but want to auto submit it after specified time - 60 minutes to list. All fields will be optional. This will be used for quiz for users.

Is there a way how to simply insert a piece of script into NewForm.aspx source to do this? Or with use of customized form instead?

Answer 1

I'm not sure why you would want to do this but... you could probably accomplish this with a little JavaScript on the page.

My JavaScript library of choice is Prototype.js so you can find the OK buttons with a selector like:

input[id$="diidIOSaveItem"]

Then, it is just a matter of "clicking" them after an hour (60 minutes * 60 seconds * 1000 = 3,600,000 ms):

function SubmitFormAfterAnHour() {
    $$('input[id$="diidIOSaveItem"]').each(function(elem){
        elem.onclick();
    });
}
setTimeout("SubmitFormAfterAnHour()", 3600000);

(I am typing this in Notepad so please test)