Client Side Validation with no alerts ... straight from javascriptsource.com:
Bill
<!-- TWO STEPS TO INSTALL VALIDATION (NO ALERT):
1. Copy the coding into the HEAD of your HTML document
2. Add the last code into the BODY of your HTML document -->
<!-- STEP ONE: Paste this code into the HEAD of your HTML document -->
<HEAD>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!-- Original: Jeff Harding ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) -->
<!-- Web Site: http://www.site-ations.com -->
<!-- Modified by: Ronnie T. Moore, Editor -->
<!-- This script and many more are available free online at -->
<!-- The JavaScript Source!! http://javascript.internet.com -->
<!-- Begin
// Preload images
var empty = new Image(); empty.src = "fieldempty.gif";
var email = new Image(); email.src = "emailerror.gif";
var zipcd = new Image(); zipcd.src = "ziperror.gif";
var phone = new Image(); phone.src = "phoneerror.gif";
var haveerrors = 0;
function showImage(imagename, imageurl, errors) {
document[imagename].src = imageurl;
if (!haveerrors && errors) haveerrors = errors;
}
function validateForm(f) {
haveerrors = 0;
(f.fname.value.length < 1) // validate first name length
? showImage("firstnameerror", "fieldempty.gif", true) // no semi-colon
after this line!
: showImage("firstnameerror", "blankimage.gif", false); // true = errors,
false = no errors
(f.lname.value.length < 1) // validate last name length
? showImage("lastnameerror", "fieldempty.gif", true)
: showImage("lastnameerror", "blankimage.gif", false);
(f.zip.value.length != 5) // validate zip code length
? showImage("ziperror", "ziperror.gif", true)
: showImage("ziperror", "blankimage.gif", false);
phonenumlength = f.area.value.length +
f.exchange.value.length + f.number.value.length;
(phonenumlength != 10) // validate phone number length
? showImage("phoneerror", "phoneerror.gif", true)
: showImage("phoneerror", "blankimage.gif", false);
(f.email.value.search("@") == -1 || f.email.value.search("[.*]") == -1) //
validate email
? showImage("emailerror", "emailerror.gif", true)
: showImage("emailerror", "blankimage.gif", false);
return (!haveerrors);
}
// End -->
</script>
</HEAD>
<!-- STEP TWO: Copy this code into the BODY of your HTML document -->
<BODY>
<center>
<form action="script.cgi" name="myform" onSubmit="return validateForm(this)">
<table border=0 cellspacing=0 celpadding=0>
<tr>
<td colspan=2>Enter your information:<br>
<sup>(<font color="#ff0000">*</font> denotes required field).</sup></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p align=right>
First Name:</td>
<td>
<input type=text name="fname" size=25 maxlength=50><font color="#ff0000">*<
/font><br>
<img name=firstnameerror src="blankimage.gif" width=350 height=10 border=0><
/td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p align=right>
Last Name:</td>
<td>
<input type=text name="lname" size=25 maxlength=50><font color="#ff0000">*<
/font><br>
<img name=lastnameerror src="blankimage.gif" width=350 height=10 border=0></td
>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p align=right>
Zip Code:</td>
<td>
<input type=text name=zip size=25 maxlength=50><font color="#ff0000">*</font><
br>
<img name=ziperror src="blankimage.gif" width=350 height=10 border=0></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p align=right>
Email:</td>
<td>
<input type=text name=email size=25 maxlength=50><font color="#ff0000">*</font
><br>
<img name=emailerror src="blankimage.gif" width=350 height=10 border=0></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p align=right>
Phone:</td>
<td>
<input type=text name=area size=4 maxlength=5>-
<input type=text name=exchange size=4 maxlength=3>-
<input type=text name=number size=5 maxlength=4><font color="#ff0000">*</font>
<br>
<img name=phoneerror src="blankimage.gif" width=350 height=10 border=0></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=2><p align=center>
<hr>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><p align=center>
</td>
<td><p align=right>
<input type=submit value="Submit Form"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</form>
</center>
<p><center>
<font face="arial, helvetica" size="-2">Free JavaScripts provided<br>
by <a href="http://javascriptsource.com">The JavaScript Source</a></font>
</center><p>
<!-- Script Size: 3.82 KB -->
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