Aside: Are you only doing client validation? You really, really should
be doing server validation and adding the javascript as sprinkles on
top.
- Gabriel
On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Orlini, Robert <rorl...@hwwilson.com> wrote:
>
> Sorry folks a little off topic here, but I'm not good at javascript.
>
> I have this email confirm code that tells me I need to enter a valid email,
> but then still sends me to the next form which generates an error because of
> no email address.
>
> The problem seems to be in this section not stopping the submission so that
> the user can enter a valid email
>
> ---------------------------
> if (goodEmail){
> good = true
> } else {
> alert('Please enter a valid e-mail address.')
> field.focus()
> field.select()
> good = false
> }
> }
> ---------------------------
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> RO
> HWW
>
> The full code is below:
>
> var good;
> function checkEmailAddress(field) {
>
> // Note: The next expression must be all on one line...
> // allow no spaces, linefeeds, or carriage returns!
> var goodEmail =
> field.value.match(/\b(^(\S+@).+((\.com)|(\.net)|(\.edu)|(\.mil)|(\.gov)|(\.org)|(\..{2,2}))$)\b/gi);
>
> if (goodEmail){
> good = true
> } else {
> alert('Please enter a valid e-mail address.')
> field.focus()
> field.select()
> good = false
> }
> }
>
> function sendOff(){
>
> checkEmailAddress(document.TheForm.email)
> if ((document.TheForm.email.value ==
> document.TheForm.email2.value)&&(good)){
> // This is where you put your action
> // if name and email addresses are good.
> // We show an alert box, here; but you can
> window.location= 'http://192.29.16.25/oclc/forms/oclc_3.cfm'
> // to call a subsequent html page,
> // or a Perl script, etc.
> // alert("Name and email address fields verified good.")
> }
> if ((document.TheForm.email.value !=
> document.TheForm.email2.value)&&(good)){
> alert('Both e-mail address entries must match.')
> }
> }
> </script>
>
>
>
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