[mv] Using JavaScript to validate a form

[Brian Wright <bdw@aturna.com>]

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Hello, listees. :)

I'm trying to use JavaScript to validate and submit a form.  However, the alert
box does not pop up if you omit a field.  Here's a code snippet:

[set NewAccount]
[userdb function=new_account ignore_case=1]
[if session failure]
[data session failure]
[else]
[userdb save]
[tag export userdb userdb.asc]Proceed[/tag]
[/else]
[/if]
[/set]
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
function validateForm(form)
{
        if (form.name.value == "")
        {
                alert("You have not filled in the Name field.");
                form.name.focus();
                return false;
        }
        else if (form.address.value == "")
        {
                alert("You have not filled in the Address field.");
                form.address.focus();
                return false;
        }
        else if (form.city.value == "")
        {
                alert("You have not filled in the City field.");
                form.city.focus();
                return false;
        }
        else if (form.state.value == "")
        {
                alert("You have not filled in the State field.");
                form.state.focus();
                return false;
        }
        else if (form.zip.value == "")
        {
                alert("You have not filled in the Zip field.");
                form.zip.focus();
                return false;
        }
        else if (form.email.value == "")
        {
                alert("You have not filled in the E-mail field.");
                form.email.focus();
                return false;
        }
        else if (form.phone_day.value = "")
        {
                alert("You have not filled in the Daytime Phone field.");
                form.phone_day.focus();
                return false;
        }
}
-->
</SCRIPT>


        <form ACTION="[process-target secure=1]" METHOD="POST">
        <input TYPE="hidden" NAME="mv_check" VALUE="NewAccount">
        <input TYPE="hidden" NAME="mv_doit" VALUE="return">
        <input TYPE="hidden" NAME="function" VALUE="new_account">
        <INPUT TYPE=hidden NAME="mv_nextpage" VALUE="[data session prev_url]">

(form fields here)

Then, I use the following to submit:

<INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="Create Account" SIZE=10 onSubmit="if
(validateForm(this.form)){this.form.submit()}">

But, it doesn't catch an empty form field.  :(

--Brian

        

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Brian Wright                                   Aturna Communications Inc.
bdw@aturna.com                                          Internet Services
                                                WWW http://www.aturna.net
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