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>Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 15:27:10 -0600 (CST)
>From: Jun Da <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum
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>Subject: Re: #7473 javascript form validation (help or tools)
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You may take a look at

        http://www.yxscripts.com/fg/form.html

to see the stuff there fits your needs.

Jun Da
Middle Tennessee State University

On Thu, 1 Apr 2004, LLTI-Editor wrote:

> --- Forwarded Message from Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]> ---
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> >Date:         Thu, 1 Apr 2004 13:15:23 -0500
> >From: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject:      javascript form validation (help or tools)
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >cc: Deanne Cobb <[log in to unmask]>
>
> Help!  I am trying to build an "intelligent" on-line (email) form using
> javascript to validate entries, but I don't seem to be "intelligent"
> enough ;).  I am stuck at simple entry validations.  The page loads
> correctly and emails correctly, but there is something wrong with the
> validation process.  It will only give an alert if the user inputs
> something into the field and then deletes it, but it doesn't do anything if
> the user left it blank from the very beginning.  Since the latter is more
> likely to be what the user does, and therefore what we would want to stop
> from happening, it isn't really serving its purpose well.
>
> I've had a look at several on-line resources for javascript and what I
> understood is that an alert wasn't likely to pop up if the field was left
> blank and the user moves onto the next field, but that the check for
> validation on submit should still work.  Neither alerts are being given.
> It is very perplexing.
>
> I have posted the form (as it is) to URL:
> http://uregina.ca/~laninstit/General/FPT_apps/ownjavascript.html and have
> posted a textfile of the script to URL:
> http://uregina.ca/~laninstit/General/FPT_apps/ownjavascript.txt
>
> If there is anyone out there who knows javascript and is willing to give me
> some help on why this may be happening, I would be greatly appreciated.
>
> On the other hand, if someone knows of a tool (Macromedia?) that can create
> a self-validating form for me without me having to hard-code it, I would be
> greatly appreciative for that information too.  I never was a computer
> programmer by trade. ;)
>
> Thank you as always for your help.
>
> Deanne Cobb
>