<link href="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" id="bootstrap-css">
<script src="//maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.2.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<!------ Include the above in your HEAD tag ---------->
<div class="container">
<div class="row">
<h2>Calling Javascript from a html form action submit</h2>
<form name="myform" class="form-control" action="javascript:handleIt()">
<input name="Submit" class="btn" type="submit" value="Update"/>
</form>
</div>
</div>