ok i may have figured out why this is happening.
i put replaces alert(dupsfound) with setTimeout('alert(dupsfound)',3000) so
that the script waited 3 seconds before displaying the alert and then it
displayed the correct valueso the key is that it IS settign the value properly but it just takes a minute for the post to complete. so.... the next question is, how do i prevent the rest of the function from running until the post is finished? Rob Desbois-2 wrote: > > That should work if errorsFound is global - can you provide your code or > give us a link to look at? > --rob > > On 7/19/07, bdee1 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> i am building a function to validate a registration form for my site. >> one >> of >> the things i need to validate is that the email address entered into the >> form does not already exist in the database. >> >> in my formValidate function i perform several tests. if a test fails i >> increment a errorsFound variable. at the end of my function if >> errorsFound >> is greater than 0, i do not submit the form. >> >> the test for my email field does a $.post to a checkEmail - a page that >> checks the database for duplicate email addresses. then my callback >> function looks st the results of the post - if duplicates were found, i >> increment my errorsFound variable. >> >> problem is that from within my $.post callback function i cannot seem to >> access my errorsFound variable. >> >> how can i get my post callback function to increment my errorsFound >> variable? >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://www.nabble.com/changing-the-value-of-a-global-variable-inside-an-post-callback-function--tf4111860s15494.html#a11691585 >> Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> >> > > > -- > Rob Desbois > Eml: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Tel: 01452 760631 > Mob: 07946 705987 > "There's a whale there's a whale there's a whale fish" he cried, and the > whale was in full view. > ...Then ooh welcome. Ahhh. Ooh mug welcome. > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/changing-the-value-of-a-global-variable-inside-an-post-callback-function--tf4111860s15494.html#a11693506 Sent from the JQuery mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
