Javascript newbie - function question

[ecojohnson]

I'm guessing it's probably obvious, but does anyone see what's wrong with my javascript function? I don't see it.

function Delete()
{
if (confirm ("Are you sure you want to delete the selected record?&quot)
{
if (document.forms[0].List.value=("New&quot);
{
alert("You cannot delete this record&quot
return false
}
else
{
document.forms[0].hiddenfield.value=("Delete"
document.forms[0].submit();
}
{
return false
}
}
}

 

[joek71]

What do you get when you run the code and what are you trying to get?

 

[75312]

i change the code like those:

function Delete()
{
if (confirm ("Are you sure you want to delete the selected record?&quot)
{
if (document.forms[0].List.value=("New&quot);
{
alert("You cannot delete this record&quot
return false
}else{
document.forms[0].hiddenfield.value=("Delete"
document.forms[0].submit();
}
}else{
return false
}

}

 

[OSR]

It would be good if you told us what the errors were, but I can tell you what's wrong that I see.
//////////////////////////////////////////////


function Delete()
{
//I assume you have made a function called confirm that returns true or false?
if (confirm ("Are you sure you want to delete the selected record?&quot)
{
//This should be == double equals which means 'equal to' the single means 'equals' (Ichanged it)
if (document.forms[0].List.value=="New"

{
alert("You cannot delete this record&quot
return false
}
else
{
document.forms[0].hiddenfield.value=="Delete";
document.forms[0].submit();


return true;
}
}
}

 

[ecojohnson]

The error I received said it was a syntax error (sorry about omitting that part).

All I am trying to do is to first check if the user selected the item "New". If they did, I wanted to return the alert "Are you sure you want to delete the selected record". If they pick anything else, I wanted to rest of the fuction to complete.

Thanks for the latest tip. I will give it a shot.