JS Validation using onSubmit - where am i going wrong?

garrowsmith · Jun 12, 2002

I'm doing my nut. Has anyone encountered the netscape bug where it refuses to do anything when using the OnSubmit event handler with a form? I've got a function to validate all the fields within my form, and can't get it to post the data after successful validation.

eg:
...
<script>
function validateForm(){
return true; <- (could document.frm.submit() do it??)
}
</script>
...
<form name="frm" method="post" action="somefile.asp" onSubmit="return validateForm()">

I've used the bog standard submit button but it refuses to post to the page in the action field.

Please help!?!

Graham

GUJUm0deL · Jun 12, 2002

Are you refrencing the ASP file correctly?? Tryu putting a semi-colon after the "return validateForm();", NS is kinda picky in things like that... I have not failed; I merely found 100,000 different ways of not succeding...

garrowsmith · Jun 12, 2002

Hi GUJU,

here is the complete file. Works fine in IE... what I'm trying to get is a response to the page in NS. I'm not too worried about the file I'm referencing as I just want a response... even if it is 404 file not found.

I tried the semi colon, but no avail. There are loads of sites that state this is the correct way to do things. I've even tried using an onClick="return validateForm();">

Any other thoughts?

<html>
<head>
<script>
function validateForm(){
return true;
}
</script>

</head>

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<form name="frm" method="post" action="apply_submit.asp" onSubmit="return validateForm();">
<input type="button" name="Submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>

FesterSXS · Jun 12, 2002

do you need to specify the script language in your script tags?? Not sure - just a thought.

Code:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE=&quot;JAVASCRIPT&quot;>
function validateForm()
{
    return true;
}
</SCRIPT>

Tony

http://www.phoenix-paints.co.uk/portfolio

GUJUm0deL · Jun 12, 2002

LOL, the porblem was simple:
you have <input type="button" name="Submit" value="Submit">

but you need to do this:
<input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"> I have not failed; I merely found 100,000 different ways of not succeding...

grahamarrowsmith · Jun 12, 2002

Thanks Guju, I'll check it out. I did try that when I was going through every possibilty - but I'll double check.

I have just tried some of the same code on another machine (NN 4.6) and it all seems to work wonderfully. Maybe I have a duff version of NN....

I wish NN was a bit easier to work with! 95% effort for 10% of the audience.....

Cheers,

Graham

garrowsmith · Jun 13, 2002

I've found that if the FORM tag has the method="POST" then it WILL NOT submit the form in NS4.6 & 4.7. I'm guessing this is a netscape 4.x issue.

There must be some conflict between the method tag and onSubmit. I've removed it and the code seems to work. Anyone know why?

Graham.

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