rendered paste body<form action="activityReport.cfm" name="rptform" method="post" onSubmit="return validateForm()"><input type="hidden" name="rpt_view" value="SUMMARY" id="rpt_view"><input type="button" name="SUMMARY" value="Summary View" onClick="return changeView('SUMMARY');"><input type="button" name="DETAIL" value="Detail View" onClick="return changeView('DETAIL');"></form><script language="javascript"> function changeView(myView) { alert(document.rptform.rpt_view.value); document.rptform.rpt_view.value = myView; alert(document.rptform.rpt_view.value); document.forms['rptform'].submit(); }</script>