Ian,
You have a couple of extra left curly braces after the check on dlos and
area --
missinginfo += "\n - Please select an operating system";
} <--- Remove this
missinginfo += "\n - Please select the required area";
} <--- and this one too.
Tim P.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Vaughan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: Javascript Validation for Form Selects in CF ?
> Changed the code to and added a name one of the form fields but a
javascript
> syntx error is occuring? what could cause this in the code below??
>
> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
>
> <!-- Begin
> function checkFields() {
> missinginfo = "";
> if (document.form.dltitle.value == "") {
> missinginfo += "\n - Title of the File Uploaded";
> }
> if (document.form.dlsummary.value == "") {
> missinginfo += "\n - Descriptive Summary of Uploaded File";
> }
>
> if (document.form.dlos.selectedIndex == 0 ||
> document.form.dlos.selectedIndex == 1)
> missinginfo += "\n - Please select an operating system";
> }
>
> if (document.form.area.selectedIndex == 0 ||
> document.form.area.selectedIndex == 1)
> missinginfo += "\n - Please select the required area";
> }
>
> if (missinginfo != "") {
> missinginfo ="_____________________________\n" +
> "You failed to correctly fill in the:\n" +
> missinginfo + "\n_____________________________" +
> "\nPlease re-enter the required details and submit again!";
> alert(missinginfo);
> return false;
> }
> else return true;
> }
> // End -->
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tim Painter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: Javascript Validation for Form Selects in CF ?
>
>
> > To check the selected value of a select, use
> >
> > if (document.form.dlos[document.form.dlos.selectedIndex].value == '')
> etc.
> >
> > also, your file description select doesn't have a name.
> >
> > HTH,
> > Tim P.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ian Vaughan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 6:14 AM
> > Subject: Javascript Validation for Form Selects in CF ?
> >
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I am trying to add javascipt validation to my form fields before the
> data
> > is
> > > submitted to the database via coldfusion, however it is not working
> > > correctly and would appreciate any help anybody on the list can give.
> > >
> > > I am not getting any javascript error messages it is just ignoring the
> > > fields that are left blank when they are required to have a value. In
> the
> > > example below the first two fields
> > >
> > > form.dltitle is a text input field and form.dlsummary is a text area
> field
> > >
> > > The form.area and form.dlos are select boxes, and these are the major
> > > problem how can these be validated so that the user must select an
> option
> > > from the list ??
> > >
> > > This is the javascript
> > >
> > > <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
> > >
> > > <!-- Begin
> > > function checkFields() {
> > > missinginfo = "";
> > > if (document.form.dltitle.value == "") {
> > > missinginfo += "\n - Title of the File Uploaded";
> > > }
> > > if (document.form.dlsummary.value == "") {
> > > missinginfo += "\n - Descriptive Summary of Uploaded File";
> > > }
> > > if(document.form.area.value == 1){
> > > missinginfo += "\n - Please select option for Sel1";
> > > }
> > >
> > > if(document.form.dlos.value == 1){
> > > missinginfo += "\n - Please select option for Sel2";
> > > }
> > >
> > > if (missinginfo != "") {
> > > missinginfo ="_____________________________\n" +
> > > "You failed to correctly fill in the:\n" +
> > > missinginfo + "\n_____________________________" +
> > > "\nPlease re-enter the required details and submit again!";
> > > alert(missinginfo);
> > > return false;
> > > }
> > > else return true;
> > > }
> > > // End -->
> > > </script>
> > >
> > >
> > > <form action="dltestaction.cfm" ENCTYPE="multipart/form-data"
> > method="post"
> > > name="form" id="Form" onSubmit="return checkFields();">
> > >
> > >
> > > <input name="dltitle" class=mini size="40"
> > >
> onkeydown=onKeyDown="textCounter(this.form.dltitle,this.form.remLen,35);"
> > > onKeyUp="textCounter(this.form.dltitle,this.form.remLen,35);"
> MESSAGE="You
> > > must enter a shortened headline for this story to be displayed on the
> > > homepage" REQUIRED="YES">  <input readonly type="text"
name="remLen"
> > > size="3" class=mini maxlength=3 value="35"> <font class=modtxt><span
> > > id="prev_texto_2">characters left</span>
> > >
> > >
> > > <textarea name="dlsummary" class=mini wrap="PHYSICAL" rows="4"
cols="50"
> > >
> >
>
onkeydown=onKeyDown="textCounter(this.form.dlsummary,this.form.remLen1,200);
> > > " onKeyUp="textCounter(this.form.dlsummary,this.form.remLen1,200);"
> > > required="YES" message="You need to fill in the Comments
> > > field"></textarea>  <input readonly class=mini type="text"
> > > name="remLen1" size="3" maxlength=3 value="200"> <font
> class=modtxt><span
> > > id="prev_texto_2">characters left</span>
> > > </font>
> > >
> > > <select size="1" style="font-size: 7.0pt; width: 183px; height:
20px;">
> > > <option selected>Select File Description ---></option>
> > > <option>Printer Drivers</option>
> > > <option>Software Drivers / Patches</option>
> > > <option>Internet Utilities / Tools</option>
> > > <option>Software</option>
> > > <option>Document Viewers</option>
> > > <option>Config Viewers</option>
> > > </select>
> > >
> > > <select size="1" name="dlos" style="font-size: 7.0pt; width: 183px;
> > height:
> > > 20px;">
> > > <option selected>What Operating System -></option>
> > > <option>Windows 95</option>
> > > <option>Windows 98+</option>
> > > <option>Windows NT</option>
> > > <option>Windows 2000</option>
> > > <option>Unix</option>
> > > <option>Linux</option>
> > > <option>Not Applicable</option>
> > > </select>
> > >
> > > <input type=submit name="submit" value="Submit Form!">
> > > </form>
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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