javascript validation for mixed form

[ll]

Hi,
I am working with a page that has both cfform elements and 'plain
html' form elements. In particular, I am needing to validate my
textarea form field and my email text field. On one of my html pages,
I have been using a great javascript validation script; however, I am
wondering if I can use that in a coldfusion page? I've included the
javascript I'd been using before.
Thanks for any help you can provide,
Regards,
Louis
In the cfform tag, I included this call:
<cfform action="#cgi.sc ript_name#" method="Post" name="NewItemFo rm"
onSubmit="retur n checkWholeForm( this)" >
The javascript in the head is listed below:
-----
<script language="JavaS cript">
// news headline/email subject
function checkEmailSubje ct (strng) {
var error="";
if (strng == "") {
error = "Please enter an Email Subject/News Headline.\n\n";
}

// news/email content
function checkContent (strng) {
var error="";
if (strng == "") {
error = "Please enter Email/News Content.\n\n";
}

// email
function checkEmail (strng) {
var error="";
if (strng == "") {
error = "Please enter your email address.\n\n";
}

//filter for ou/ouhsc domains
var emailFilter2=/.@(ou|ouhsc)\.e du$/i
if (!(emailFilter2 .test(strng))) {
error="Please enter a valid email address with either ou or ouhsc
domain.\n\n";
}
//end domain filter

var emailFilter=/^.+@.+\..{2,3}$/;
if (!(emailFilter. test(strng))) {
error = "Please enter a valid email address.\n\n";
}
else {
//test email for illegal characters
var illegalChars= /[\(\)\<\>\,\;\:\ \\"\[\]]/
if (strng.match(il legalChars)) {
error = "The email address contains illegal characters.\n
\n";
}

}
return error;
}
<!-- Begin check form script, which refers to above -->

function checkWholeForm( NewItemForm) {
var why = "";
why += checkEmail(NewI temForm.Email1. value);
why += checkEmailSubje ct(NewItemForm. EmailSubject.va lue);
why += checkContent(Ne wItemForm.Conte nt.value);
if (why != "") {
alert(why);
return false;
}
return true;
}
// -->
</script>
<!-- End form validation script -->

[Randy Webb]

ll said the following on 4/26/2007 4:50 PM:

Hi,
I am working with a page that has both cfform elements and 'plain
html' form elements.

There is no such thing as a "cfform element" in HTML. What you use on
the server is irrelevant. What is relevant is what the browser gets. So,
post a sample URL to a generated page and not Cold Fusion code.

--
Randy
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