Error checking a form... 1

[colep]

I'm having problems error checking my form that I built in Flash MX... What I basically want it to do it check to see which radio button is check (phone or email) and make sure that the corresponding input box on the form doesn't have a blank entry... If it does have a blank entry, then it is to display an error message. Here's my code that I have placed on the submit button... All the help and feedback would be greatly appreciated!!!!!

Code:

on (release) {
var contact = contact_by.getValue();
if (contact == "email" && email == "&quot {
failed = "yes";
message = "If you want to be contacted by Email you must enter in an email address.";
gotoAndPlay(1);
}
if (contact == "phone" && phone == "&quot {
failed = "yes";
message = "If you want to be contacted by Phone you must enter in a phone number.";
}
if (failed != "yes&quot {
getURL("contact_send.php", "", "POST"
}
}

I'm new to flash actionscript and am not sure if I have everything typed correctly, but the logic is there...

Thanks in advance,
Cole

 

[wangbar]

You might be having a problem with the empty string check - a blank textfield in Flash doesn't have a value = "" it is "undefined". The best thing to do here would be to initialise the empty fields by setting their values to "" when they appear on stage, then your code should be fine.

 

[colep]

Thanks so much for the reminder!!!! I'm so used to programming in php where you don't have to initialize the variables... It was a big help!!! All is working well!!!!

Cole