Javascript Validation, Object Expected?! Wot is it- beginners mistake

[hpadwal]

Hello all,

I have a silly mistake in thos validation script for a dropdown box.

"object expected"

function valformstart(start)
{
	strError = ""
	
	
	if(start.customer.value == "") {
		strError += "Please select your title\n"
	} 
}

<img src="images/continue.gif" name="submitbut" onMouseOver="swapImage2(1)" onMouseOut="swapImage2(3)" onclick="valformstart (start);"  style="cursor:hand" border="0" />

<SELECT NAME="customer"onchange="doSel(this)">
					<OPTION VALUE="">Choose...
					<OPTION VALUE="New Customer">New Customer
					<OPTION VALUE="location.href='default.asp?id=9&employer=asda'">Existing Customer
					<OPTION VALUE="Previous">Previous Customer
					</SELECT>

<form name="start" method="POST" action="default.asp?id=<%=id%>">

I hope that is all the infomation you need.

I know its only a small script but im kind of a beginner - Can you help?

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- Doh

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[hpadwal]

Sorry i have changed the function to

function valformstart(thisform)
{
	strError = ""
	
	
	if(thisform.customer.value == "") {
		strError += "Please select your title\n"
	} 
	if(strError == "") {
		
		thisform.submit();
	}
	else
	{
		alert(strError)
		return false;	
	}
}

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- Doh

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[snowboardr]

maybe you need

var strError

 

[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Do you still get the error with your new code?

Dan



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[hpadwal]

im getting customer.value is null or not an object?

With my new code

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- Doh

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[BillyRayPreachersSon]

Perhaps you could post a URL to your code, or post a more structured set of code here? At present, we have no idea if the select element is inside the form, etc.

Dan



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[hpadwal]

Hi Billy Ray,

Yes i have changed the code so it posts the URL i want, slightly different but same effects.

Thanks for your input guys(and gals).



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