WP Contact Form 7 and Javascript

I have removed the default submit button on a CF7 form as I want to carry out a few other functions then submit the form later using java script.

$('#submit').attr('onclick', 'document.forms["submitDealForm"].submit();');

but when I click the custom submit button, the CF7 with name="submitDealForm" doesnt send, or validate either. instead it just refreshes the page.

if it helps I am actually submitting another form no problem with this ...

$('#submit').attr('onclick', 'document.forms["submitDealForm"].submit(); document.forms["paymentForm"].submit();');

but only the payment form submits, again not the submit deal form

Any ideas?

Edited August 22, 201214 yr by pilgrim_fgau