Take a look at this site:
http://developer.netscape.com/docs/manuals/js/client/jsguide/index.htm - chapter 10
deals with
handling events including form validation. I imagine what you're missing is the return
true/false part.
Simon
Jeetandra Mahtani wrote:
> I have been using a servlet to perform the validation of the values entered by a
>user in a
> form. To reduce the overhead, I am trying to use client-side validation using
>Javascript.
> Is it possible to overcome the following problem:
> I have a form with several fields. Now, the action of this form is a script(servlet)
>that
> will take the values and add them to a table.
> out.println("<p><small><small><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Add Complaint\"
>name=\"Add\"
> onClick=\"chgcase()\">");
> I am performing clientside Javascript validation of the fields by using a function (
>called
> on clicking the Sumbit button of the form). If there is a problem, an alert box is
>brought
> up telling the user what the error is, but if the user clicks on the OK button of
>the alert
> box, they are taken to the next page ( ie. the page mentioned in the action-servlet
>). Any
> way to prevent this until no alert boxes are displayed.
> Thanks
>
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