Re: [nyphp-talk] Trapping JS errors in function called onSubmit

At 8:25 AM -0700 5/7/08, Kristina Anderson wrote: PS special thanks to Tedd for testing the script for me. Also, I've forwarded this thread to the person who designed the HTML forms for this project. Is there any reason to prefer label tags over using id, or is either one fine going forward?

Re: [nyphp-talk] Trapping JS errors in function called onSubmit

PS special thanks to Tedd for testing the script for me. Also, I've forwarded this thread to the person who designed the HTML forms for this project. Is there any reason to prefer label tags over using id, or is either one fine going forward? --Kristina > Hi everyone -- thanks again for help

Re: [nyphp-talk] Trapping JS errors in function called onSubmit

Hi everyone -- thanks again for help and just wanted to let you know what the issue ended up being. If a label tag with for= is not used, then name= & id= must both be used inside the tag, as Javascript uses id & PHP uses name. -- Kristina > ed, > > it calls the subfunctions like so: >

Re: [nyphp-talk] Trapping JS errors in function called onSubmit

ed, it calls the subfunctions like so: reason += validateUsername(theForm.user_name); reason += validatePassword(theForm.pwd); reason += validateEmail(theForm.email1); reason += validatePhone(theForm.phone1); reason += validateEmpty(theForm.first_name); which appears to be OK > Well th

Re: [nyphp-talk] Trapping JS errors in function called onSubmit

Well that's different... if the Javascript is 'looping' over the form array as so: function check(){ fld = document.getElementById('test').value.length ; alert(fld); } function loopForms(){ var frms = document.forms ; for(a=0;a

Re: [nyphp-talk] Trapping JS errors in function called onSubmit

At 6:52 PM -0700 5/6/08, Kristina Anderson wrote: Rolan, I found this one that looked very easy to expand at http://www.webcheatsheet.com/javascript/form_validation.php However it is not picking up the blank fields... blank fields ? I must not be understanding this -- doesn't validateEmpty

Re: [nyphp-talk] Trapping JS errors in function called onSubmit

it's implicitly referenced, i.e. the name of the element is being passed in as an enumerated value assigned to the type of validation subroutine I want to call for that element. But by "by id" i guess that there needs to be an id="sameasname" in each form element...?? That could be the issue?

Re: [nyphp-talk] Trapping JS errors in function called onSubmit

That's correct Javascript, assuming that fld = document.getElementById('the element you are referencing') Kristina Anderson wrote: if (fld.value.length == 0) { is that even right? I thought it used to be fld.length or fld.text.length...?? Kristina Rolan, I found this one that loo