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On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 7:07 PM, David <phon...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Just started using jquery and it looks really good! > I have question regarding the jQuery form plugin. > > I tried to get the simplest example I could up and running but I ran > into a wall. > In the example when I press submit, I expect an alert box to appear > but I only get directed to the url that > is on the form's action. I expect to stay on the same page. > > any help is greatly appreciated. > David > > <html> > <head> > <title>jQuery Form Plugin</title> > <style type="text/css"> > form { background: #DFEFFC; border: 5px solid #c5dbec; margin: 10px 0; > padding: 20px } > </style> > <script type="text/javascript" src="../jquery-latest.js"></script> > <script type="text/javascript" src="../jquery.form.js"></script> > <script type="text/javascript"> > <script type="text/javascript"> > // wait for the DOM to be loaded > $(document).ready(function() { > // bind 'myForm' and provide a simple callback function > $('#myForm').ajaxForm(function() { > alert("Thank you for your comment!"); > }); > }); > </script> > </script> > </head> > <body> > <form method="post" action="http://jquery.malsup.com/form/dummy.php" > id="myForm"> > Name:<input type="text" value="MyName1" name="Name"/> > <input type="submit" value="Submit1" name="submitButton"/ >> > </form> > </body> > </html> >