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Re: [mv] Using JavaScript to validate a form
****** message to minivend-users from Ed LaFrance <newmedia@newmediaems.com> ******
Brian -
Perhaps you could post the page to the list? Maybe there is something else
causing the problem, that we are missing?
- Ed L.
At 06:16 PM 3/21/00 -0800, you wrote:
>****** message to minivend-users from Brian Wright
><bdw@aturna.com> ******
>
>Unfortuneately, this doen'st work. :( It processes the form and the
>JavaScript
>doesn't seem to catch blank form fields.
>
>--Brian
>
>On 21-Mar-2000 Ed LaFrance wrote:
> > ****** message to minivend-users from Ed LaFrance
> > <edlafrance@printexusa.com> ******
> >
> > Brian -
> >
> > I have done something similar, but when making the call to the
> Javascript I
> > just used:
> >
> > <INPUT TYPE=submit VALUE="Whatever" onfocus="myscript(this.form)">
> >
> > When the user clicks the button, it receives focus just before the form is
> > submitted. If any of the tests in the Javascript fail, the form is never
> > submitted; the error message is displayed and focus returns to the
> assigned
> > element. If there is no failure, the submit action is executed.
> >
> > I don't know if this is "proper" Javascript but it works for me. Perhaps
> > it will work in your case as well.
> >
> > - Ed L.
> >
> > At 04:52 PM 3/20/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >>****** message to minivend-users from Brian Wright
> >><bdw@Aturna.com> ******
> >>
> >>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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>_________________________________________________________________________
> >>Brian Wright Aturna Communications Inc.
> >>bdw@aturna.com Internet Services
> >> WWW http://www.aturna.net
> >>_________________________________________________________________________
> >>
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