Okay thank you Bob. So basically you recommend that I should not even
use the built in validation? I've been designing and programming for
about 8 years, but I recently just started learning ColdFusion. I've
done other projects in ColdFusion MX on different servers using the
same type of coding as below, and didn't have any problems. I'm
guessing that it's my host's problem. I guess I get what I pay for at
HostDepartment.
On Jun 7, 2007, at 4:17 PM, Bob Imperial wrote:
> Try using this script if you like and be sure to give your form a
> name and
> use it in place of "formname" in the if statements, this should
> work for you
> using a plain html form.
>
> <script type=text/javascript>
> function validateForm() {
> var allOk = true;
> var errorString = "The following are required fields:\n";
>
>
> // validate their email
> var validEmail =
> /^([a-zA-Z0-9_\.\-])+\@(([a-zA-Z0-9\-])+\.)+([a-zA-Z0-9]{2,4})+$/;
> if (!validEmail.test(document.formname.email_address.value))
> {
> allOk = false;
> errorString += "\n- Email Address";
> }
> // require first name
> if (!document.formname.password.value) {
> allOk = false;
> errorString += "\n- Password";
> }
>
> if (!allOk)
> {
> alert(errorString);
> return false;
> }
>
> return allOk;
> }
> </script>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Brian Petti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 3:29 PM
>> To: CF-Newbie
>> Subject: Re: javascript message not working
>>
>> Thank you for responding. I do use CFForm tags. Here a snippet of the
>> code I use:
>>
>> <cfform action="login.cfm" method="post">
>> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5">
>> <tr>
>> <td valign="top" align="left"
>> colspan="2"><h2>Administrator Log
>> In:</h2></td>
>> </tr>
>> <cfif isdefined('URL.message')>
>> <cfif URL.message is 'invalid'>
>> <tr>
>> <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font
>> color="#990000"
>> size="1">The log in information you provided is incorrect. Please try
>> again.</font></td>
>> </tr>
>> </cfif>
>> <cfif URL.message is 'expired'>
>> <tr>
>> <td valign="top" align="left" colspan="2"><font
>> color="#990000"
>> size="1">Your session has timed out. Please log in again.</font></td>
>> </tr>
>> </cfif>
>> </cfif>
>> <tr>
>> <td valign="middle" align="left"><B>Email
>> Address</B></td>
>> <td valign="middle" align="left"><cfinput
> type="text"
>> name="email_address" size="15" maxlength="55" required="yes"
>> message="Please fill in both fields before submitting."></td>
>> </tr>
>> <tr>
>> <td valign="middle"
> align="left"><B>Password</B></td>
>> <td valign="middle" align="left"><cfinput
>> type="password"
>> name="password" size="15" maxlength="55" required="yes"
>> message="Please fill in both fields before submitting."></td>
>> </tr>
>> <tr>
>> <td valign="top" align="left"> </td>
>> <td valign="top" align="left"><input type="submit"
>> value=" Log in
>> "></td>
>> </tr>
>> </table>
>> </cfform>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 7, 2007, at 3:25 PM, Bob Imperial wrote:
>>
>>> Brian I believe you need to use cfform and cfinput to define your
>>> fields in
>>> order to use the built in validation in Coldfusion. I could be
>>> wrong as I
>>> don't use them. I don't think I've ever used the built in stuff,
>>> always roll
>>> my own, have more control over them that way.
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Brian Petti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 1:35 PM
>>>> To: CF-Newbie
>>>> Subject: javascript message not working
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I am having trouble making the required field message window pop
>>>> up.
>>>> I was hoping that someone could just view the source code and
>>>> see if
>>>> there is a problem with how I wrote it.
>>>>
>>>> Here is the test directory: http://65.19.182.10/admin/
>>>>
>>>> Just click the submit button. It should throw the error, but
>>>> nothing
>>>> happens.
>>>>
>>>> HostDepartment.com did not even have a CFIDE directory, so I
>>>> uploaded
>>>> the "scripts" directory where the cfform.js file is located. I'm
>>>> not
>>>> sure if that is an issue or not.
>>>>
>>>> Any help is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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