for loop for unknown number of fields to validate

[Abby Lee]

I must confirm the user enters a value for each fund they need. I do not know
how many fund entries there will be...it's expandable to handle each users
needs. I must varify each fund they enter is six digits long. I have no
problems with the Is_In_Format function (I found it on the web and am using
it for other things).

My problem is with my validate function which I've cut down (oh it doesn't
work but you can see the direction I am going with it). Is there a better way
to validate this? If not what am I doing wrong?
function validate() {
for(i=1;i<=nrow;i++) {
If (eval("!Is_In_Format( document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".value, "dddddd")
|| document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".value.length != 6")){
alert("Fund must be 6 digits");
eval("document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".focus();")
}
}

[Mick White]

Abby Lee wrote:

I must confirm the user enters a value for each fund they need. I do not know
how many fund entries there will be...it's expandable to handle each users
needs. I must varify each fund they enter is six digits long. I have no
problems with the Is_In_Format function (I found it on the web and am using
it for other things).

My problem is with my validate function which I've cut down (oh it doesn't
work but you can see the direction I am going with it). Is there a better way
to validate this? If not what am I doing wrong?
function validate() {
for(i=1;i<=nrow;i++) {
If (eval("!Is_In_Format( document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".value, "dddddd")
|| document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".value.length != 6")){
alert("Fund must be 6 digits");
eval("document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".focus();")
}
}

function validate(){
f-document.forms[0];
for(i=1;i<=nrow;i++) {
if(f["fund"+i].value){
if(!/^\d{6}$/.test(f["fund"+i].value){
alert("Fund must be 6 digits");
f["fund_" + i].focus();
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}

I am assuming empty fields are OK.
Mick

[Abby Lee]

Mick White <mw******@rochester.rr.com> writes:

Abby Lee wrote:

I must confirm the user enters a value for each fund they need. I do not
know
how many fund entries there will be...it's expandable to handle each
users
needs. I must varify each fund they enter is six digits long. I have no
problems with the Is_In_Format function (I found it on the web and am
using
it for other things).

My problem is with my validate function which I've cut down (oh it
doesn't
work but you can see the direction I am going with it). Is there a better
way
to validate this? If not what am I doing wrong?
function validate() {
for(i=1;i<=nrow;i++) {
If (eval("!Is_In_Format( document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".value,
"dddddd")
|| document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".value.length != 6")){
alert("Fund must be 6 digits");
eval("document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".focus();")
}
}

function validate(){
f-document.forms[0];
for(i=1;i<=nrow;i++) {
if(f["fund"+i].value){
if(!/^\d{6}$/.test(f["fund"+i].value){
alert("Fund must be 6 digits");
f["fund_" + i].focus();
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}

I am assuming empty fields are OK.
Mick

Mick,
Can you explain what you are doing here...I could not get it to work, even
after changing it to check just the one "fund" field they must use.

function validate(){
if(!/^\d{6}$/.test(document.forms[0].fund_1.value){
alert("Fund must be 6 digits");
document.forms[0].fund_1.focus();
}
else document.forms[0].submit();
}

[Abby Lee]

Abby Lee <ab*******@hotmail.com> writes:

Mick White <mw******@rochester.rr.com> writes:

Abby Lee wrote:

I must confirm the user enters a value for each fund they need. I do
not
know
how many fund entries there will be...it's expandable to handle each
users
needs. I must varify each fund they enter is six digits long. I have no

problems with the Is_In_Format function (I found it on the web and am
using
it for other things).

My problem is with my validate function which I've cut down (oh it
doesn't
work but you can see the direction I am going with it). Is there a
better
way
to validate this? If not what am I doing wrong?
function validate() {
for(i=1;i<=nrow;i++) {
If (eval("!Is_In_Format( document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".value,
"dddddd")
|| document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".value.length != 6")){
alert("Fund must be 6 digits");
eval("document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".focus();")
}
}

function validate(){
f-document.forms[0];
for(i=1;i<=nrow;i++) {
if(f["fund"+i].value){
if(!/^\d{6}$/.test(f["fund"+i].value){
alert("Fund must be 6 digits");
f["fund_" + i].focus();
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}

I am assuming empty fields are OK.
Mick

Mick,
Can you explain what you are doing here...I could not get it to work, even
after changing it to check just the one "fund" field they must use.

function validate(){
if(!/^\d{6}$/.test(document.forms[0].fund_1.value){
alert("Fund must be 6 digits");
document.forms[0].fund_1.focus();
}
else document.forms[0].submit();
}

Nevermind and thank you Mick, I got it working ;)

[Dr John Stockton]

JRS: In article <ui***************************@news.ks.uiuc.edu> , seen
in news:comp.lang.javascript, Abby Lee <ab*******@hotmail.com> posted at
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:08:04 :

I must confirm the user enters a value for each fund they need. I do not know
how many fund entries there will be...it's expandable to handle each users
needs. I must varify each fund they enter is six digits long. I have no
problems with the Is_In_Format function (I found it on the web and am using
it for other things).

My problem is with my validate function which I've cut down (oh it doesn't
work but you can see the direction I am going with it). Is there a better way
to validate this? If not what am I doing wrong?
function validate() {
for(i=1;i<=nrow;i++) {
If (eval("!Is_In_Format( document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".value, "dddddd")
|| document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".value.length != 6")){
alert("Fund must be 6 digits");
eval("document.forms[0].fund_" + i + ".focus();")
}
}

Rather than using some dubious function from the Web, why not test
directly with a RegExp /$\d{6}$/ ?

<URL:http://www.merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-valid.htm#VFF> has a general
method, shown in ...#TC, using an Array in an Object to define all the
tests on a form; it should be possible to replace the scanning of the
array with scanning what I suppose to be an array of elements.

You want something like

function validate() { var F, OK
for(i=0;i<nrow;i++) { F = document.forms[0].element[i] // or similar
OK = /$\d{6}$/.test(F.value) // 6 digits only
if (!OK) { alert("Fund " + i + " must be 6 digits") ; F.focus() ;
return false } }
return true }

FAQ 4.40, 4.39, of course.

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[Mick White]

Dr John Stockton wrote:

<snip>

function validate() { var F, OK
for(i=0;i<nrow;i++) { F = document.forms[0].element[i] // or similar
OK = /$\d{6}$/.test(F.value) // 6 digits only
if (!OK) { alert("Fund " + i + " must be 6 digits") ; F.focus() ;
return false } }
return true }

FAQ 4.40, 4.39, of course.

OP states that empty fields are OK. But if there is an entry, it should
be 6 digits.
See my earlier posting.
Mick

[Dr John Stockton]

JRS: In article <zV********************@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, seen in
news:comp.lang.javascript, Mick White <mw******@rochester.rr.com> posted
at Mon, 26 Apr 2004 23:27:27 :

Dr John Stockton wrote:

<snip>

function validate() { var F, OK
for(i=0;i<nrow;i++) { F = document.forms[0].element[i] // or similar
OK = /$\d{6}$/.test(F.value) // 6 digits only
if (!OK) { alert("Fund " + i + " must be 6 digits") ; F.focus() ;
return false } }
return true }

FAQ 4.40, 4.39, of course.

OP states that empty fields are OK. But if there is an entry, it should
be 6 digits.

(a) The first $ above should be ^
(b) OK = /^$|^\d{6}$/.test( ) // seems OK; empty or 6-digit

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