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gilbertsavier · Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 17

Hi,
I am trying to validate a form, and am getting the error messages as needed, but it submits the form anyway.

Here is the Java:

function validate (form){

var returnValue = true;

var email = CSLavRequestForm.email.value;
var phone = CSLavRequestForm.phoneNumber.value;
var groupName = CSLavRequestForm.workshopName.value;

if (email.length < 6){
returnValue = false;
alert("Please Enter Valid email");
CSLavRequestForm.email.focus();
}
if (phone.length < 10){
returnValue = false;
alert("Please Enter Valid Phone Number");
CSLavRequestForm.phone.focus();
}
if (groupName.length < 3){
returnValue = false;
alert("Please Enter Valid Workshop/Region");
CSLavRequestForm.groupName.focus();
}

return returnValue;
}
</script>

and the form line in the html:

<form onsubmit="return validate(this);" action="/cgi-sys/formmail.pl" method="post" name="CSLavRequestForm" id="CSLavRequestForm" >

I am stuck! Benn working on this for way too long
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Thanks & regards
Lokananth
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venkatadapa · Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 307

Hi gilbertsavier,

You gave "returnValue=true" at starting of the function. Thats why form submited even errors occured. So In first line of the validate function replace 'returnValue=true' with 'returnValue=false'. Make this returnValue true only when after all coditions true.

I Changed your javascript code as below. It will definetely help you.

<script type="text/javascript">
function validate (frm)
{
var email = frm.email.value;

var phone = frm.phoneNumber.value;

var groupName = frm.workshopName.value;

if (email.length < 6)
{
alert("Please Enter Valid email");
frm.email.focus();
return false;
}
else if (phone.length < 10){
alert("Please Enter Valid Phone Number");
frm.phoneNumber.focus();
return false;
}
else if (groupName.length < 3){
alert("Please Enter Valid Workshop/Region");
frm.workshopName.focus();
return false;
}
return true;
}
</script>

All the best, Laughing

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