> I think u are after a confirm box:
>
> confirm();
But I'm not because if the value is false (ie it doesn't match empty) then I
don't want any type of response. Confirm() is only needed when you need to
confirm that a user wants an action to happen.
Paul
> At 11:55 28/11/2003, you wrote:
> >You could try this...
> >
> ><input type="submit" value="Submit Form"
> >onClick="return(checkForm(this.form));" />
> >
> >Then in the JS:
> >
> ><script language="Javascript">
> >function checkForm(myform) {
> > if(myform.comments.value.match(/^\s*$/)) {
> > // it's empty
> > alert('You must enter a value for comments');
> > return false;
> > }
> > else {
> > return true;
> > }
> >}
> ></script>
> >
> >Regards
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Lovelock, Richard J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: 28 November 2003 11:53
> >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> >Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFForm text box
> >
> >
> >Thanks Colm - I remember that from my FastTrack course now!
> >
> >however I was hoping to do it client-side...
> >
> >Paul - thanks for that code....almost works but not quite. I get the
> >alert box and message as requested BUT when I OK the alert
> message the
> >form still submits itself???
> >
> >CODE IS:
> ><script language="Javascript">
> >function checkForm(myform) {
> > if(myform.comments.value.match(/^\s*$/)) {
> > // it's empty
> > alert('You must enter a value for comments');
> > }
> > else {
> > myform.submit();
> > }
> >}
> ></script>
> >
> ><textarea name="comments" cols="50" rows="12"></textarea>
> >
> ><input type="image" src="images/submit.gif"
> >onClick="checkForm(this.form);">
> >
> >Is it because I am using an image for button???
> >
> >
> >_______________________________________________________
> >* Regards,
> > Richard Lovelock
> >Westminster City Council - Web Support
> >Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
> >Southbank
> >95 Wandsworth Road
> >London
> >SW8 2HG
> >( 0870 906 7482
> >
> >_______________________________________________________
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Colm Brazel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: 28 November 2003 11:28
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] CFForm text box
> >
> >
> >No equiv cfform tag for this. You have to use something like
> <textarea
> >name="mybox" cols="25" rows="20"> text</textarea> <input
> type="hidden"
> >name="mybox_required" value="required">
> >
> >Colm
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Lovelock, Richard J [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: 28 November 2003 11:06
> >To: 'cflist'
> >Subject: [ cf-dev ] CFForm text box
> >
> >
> >I have a form - using cfform - with a multiline text box (<textarea
> >name="comments" cols="50" rows="12"></textarea>)
> >
> >I want to use JS validation or cfform validation to make
> sure this box
> >has an entry before the form gets submitted and alert the
> user if it is
> >empty
> >
> >however, I can't find the appropriate CFForm tag to do this - I have
> >found <cftextinput> and <cfinput type="text"> but none of
> these seems
> >to cater for multi-row boxes??? is there a tag for this?
> >
> >_______________________________________________________<?xml:
> namespace
> >prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
> >
> >* Regards,
> > Richard Lovelock
> >
> >Westminster City Council - Web Support
> >Cap Gemini Ernst & Young
> >Southbank
> >95 Wandsworth Road
> >London
> >SW8 2HG
> >
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