wrote on 15 feb 2006 in comp.lang.javascript
:
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> Hello Gurus:
>
> I have a validation script (below) that is somehow messed up. If the
> Name field is blank, I get the alert message, then the browser window
> goes to a blank document with the word "false" on it. What the ?!?!?!
>
> To test, I commented out the 'return false;' code in the second IF
> block, so now if there is a value in Name then I get the alert message
> for Email and the page stays put.
>
> What the heck is going on here, and am I doing wrong? BTW, the
> "submit" button is a graphic.
>
>
> <********** START CODE **********>
> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">[/color]
do not use language="JavaScript"
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> <!--[/color]
do not use <!--
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> function validate() {
> var x = "0";
>
> if (document.subinfo.Name.value == "") {
> alert("You must enter your First Name.");
> document.subinfo.Name.focus();
> x.value = "1";
> return(false); }[/color]
should be:
return false; }
but then the x.value = "1"; would not be usefull,
so delete the return false here
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>
> if (document.subinfo.Email.value == "" ||
> document.subinfo.Email.value.indexOf("@") == -1 ||
> document.subinfo.Email.value.indexOf(".") == -1) {
> alert("Invalid email address. Please re-enter it.");
> document.subinfo.Email.focus();
> // return false; }[/color]
well done //
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> x.value = "1"; }
>
> if (x.value == "0") {
> launchwin('thanks.html','confirmation','height=200 ,width=280');[/color]
what is launchwin() ???????????
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> document.subinfo.submit();
> location.href = "default.html"; }[/color]
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>}
> -->
> </script>
>
> <form action="mailto:myemail@mycompany.com" id="subinfo" method="post"
> name="subinfo" enctype="text/plain">
> <input name="Name" size="24" /><br /><br />[/color]
do not use <br /> but <br>
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> <input name="Company" size="24" /><br /><br />
> <input name="Email" size="24" /><br /><br />
> <textarea name="Comments" cols="38" rows="5"></textarea><br /><br />
> <a href="javascript
:validate()">
> <img src="gfx/send.gif" name="send" width="42" height="18"
> alt="Send Form" />
> </a> [/color]
href="javascript
: is a bad idea, better do:
<form onsubmit='validate()' ...
and
<input src="gfx/send.gif" type='image' alt="Send Form">
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> <a href="javascript
:document.inquiries.reset()">
> <img src="gfx/clear.gif" name="clear" width="42" height="18"
> alt="Clear Form" />
> </a>[/color]
same here:
<img onclick='document.inquiries.reset()' src="gfx/clear.gif"
style='cursor:pointer;'>
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> </form>
>
> <********** END CODE **********>
>
> Thanks,
> Kurt
>
>[/color]
--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)
