Sorry for the duplicate post there!
AFAIF your function should return false if the e-mail or name verification
fails. If you don't return false it'll do the alert, put the focus on the
field that is wrong then submit the form anyway.
Giles
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From: "Colm Brazel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 4:02 PM
Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Javascript with cfinclude?
>
> >>does
> your function maybe need to return true/false?
>
> No, it checks a name has been entered and checkes correct email entry
using@
> and returns user to their input box if error found..
>
> <script language="Javascript">
> <!--
> //This checks if the user enters a name in the name field.
> //It checks if the field is empty, and if it is, an alert box pops up.
> function validateForm()
> {
> var TITLE1=true
> if (document.form1.TITLE1.value=="")
> {
> name=false
> alert("You need to give your name?")
> document.form1.TITLE1.focus()
> }
>
> }
> //Now for the email detection.
> var at = document.form1.email2.value.indexOf("@",0)
> if (at < 1 && name)
> {
> name = false
> alert ("Put an @ symbol in!")
> document.form1.email2.focus()
> }
> //-->
> </script>
>
>
> rgds
>
> Colm
>
>
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> Sent: 24 October 2002 15:18
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> Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] Javascript with cfinclude?
>
>
>
> what exactly happens, what type of javascript error are you getting? does
> your function maybe need to return true/false? check things like case
> sensitivity of your variable names, etc.
>
>
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> "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ]
> Javascript with cfinclude?
> 10/24/02 03:15 PM
> Please respond to
> dev
>
>
>
>
>
> It shouldn't be the includes messing things up. All the JS stuff happens
on
> the client machine so if it's sound it should work.
>
> Ade
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Colm Brazel [mailto:c.brazel@;ntlworld.ie]
> Sent: 24 October 2002 15:14
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [ cf-dev ] Javascript with cfinclude?
>
>
> related problem, I have the following generic javascript in the header of
a
> file,
> <script language="Javascript">
> <!--
> //This checks if the user enters a name in the name field.
> //It
> checks if the field is empty, and if it is, an alert box pops
> up.
> function validateForm()
> {
> var theform=true
> if
> (document.form1.TITLE1.value=="")
> {
> name=false
> alert("You need to
> give your name?")
> document.form1.TITLE1.focus()
> }
>
> }
> //Now for the email detection.
> var at =
> document.form1.email2.value.indexOf("@",0)
> if (at < 1 && name)
> {
> name = false
> alert ("Put an @ symbol in!")
> document.form1.email2.focus()
> }
> //-->
> </script>
>
> But the form itself is in another file included with cfinclude with the
> code
> to the javascript,
> <input type="submit" value="Submit" name="B12" onclick="return
> validateForm()">
> <input type="reset" value="Reset" name="B22">
>
> On the same page as the included file is some CF errror checking which
> works, but the javascript does not, is the problem to do with the fact the
> form is included on the page, I`ll check later by putting the form
directly
> on the page that uses it. Anyone pointers on why this code should crash,
> I`ll check if javascript is turned on in the browser as well:-)
>
> cheers
>
>
>
> Colm
>
> Colm Brazel MA
> CB Publications
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robertson-Ravo, Neil (REC)
> [mailto:Neil.Robertson-Ravo@;csd.reedexpo.com]
> Sent: 24 October 2002 13:32
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] OT: Javascript validating checkboxes
>
>
> ah, found the 'bug'; I was asking it to check for the button
> name..........muppet
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rich Wild [mailto:r.wild@;e-mango.com]
> Sent: 24 October 2002 13:10
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: [ cf-dev ] OT: Javascript validating checkboxes
>
>
> Neil, post your code...
>
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