Help with Simple validation javascript

[whereswally007]

Ok below is my javascript code that gets activated when the used changed the input text box it doesnt work before what im searching is wrong can someone help me please. for address i need it so that it will allow the street number and then one or more words after and for the credit card type i need it to have one or more words with a space inbetween thanks

//event handler for address
function chkAddress() {
    var myAddress = document.getElementById("inputtext5");
 
// Test the format of the input address
    var pos = myAddress.value.search(/^\d+\s[A-Z][a-z]+/);  
    if (pos != 0) {
        alert("The name you entered (" + myAddress.value + ") is not the correct form. \n" +
              "The correct form is: 15 bogus street \n" +
              "Please go back and fix your Address");
        myAddress.focus();
        myAddress.select();
        return false;
    }    else
        return true;
}
 
//event handler for creditcard
function chkCreditCardType() {
    var myCreditCardType = document.getElementById("inputtext6");
 
// Test the format of the input credit card
    var pos = myCreditCardType.value.search(/^w+( w+)?$/);
    if (pos != 0) {
        alert("The name you entered (" + myCreditCardType.value + ") is not the correct form. \n" +
              "The correct form is: Master Card or Visa etc \n" +
              "Please go back and fix your Credit card");
        myCreditCardType.focus();
        myCreditCardType.select();
        return false;
    }    else
        return true;
}

[RamananKalirajan]

Whether the function is getting called? and in the html input box how you are calling the function chkAddress()?

Thanks and Regards
Ramanan Kalirajan

[whereswally007]

calling isnt the problem because at the moment no matter what it just runs the alert but yes it cans run from the html from and excuted in a js file