--- Forwarded Message from Jun Da <[log in to unmask]> --- >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 <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #7473 javascript form validation (help or tools) >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> 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]> --- > > >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 >