var baseUrl = "http://arthur.meu.unimelb.edu.au/history/research_history/servlets/VsmSaveRecord";
var online = true;

function submitData(submit){
    if (online == true) {
/*
I could write the following conditions in a generic way.
But I want to enforce use those words to the letter
*/
	if (submit == "commit") {
		document.forms[0].action = baseUrl + "?submit=commit";
		document.forms[0].submit();
	}
	else if (submit == "save"){
		document.forms[0].action = baseUrl + "?submit=save";
		document.forms[0].submit();
	}
	else if (submit == "enableNext"){
		document.forms[0].action = baseUrl + "?submit=enableNext";
		document.forms[0].submit();
	}
	else if (submit == "clear"){
		document.forms[0].reset();
	}
    }
}