Looping on repeated fields

[Microbe]

I have some code that looks like this

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if (theForm.location1.value < 1000 || theForm.location1.value > 9999){
alert(&quot;Invalid postcode. A valid postcode has 4 numbers&quot
theForm.location1.select()
return(false);
}
if (theForm.location2.value < 1000 || theForm.location2.value > 9999){
alert(&quot;Invalid postcode. A valid postcode has 4 numbers&quot
theForm.location2.select()
return(false);

and so on
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What I want to do is make section of code to tidy it up so that it looks something like this...but it looks very wrong...any thoughts?

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for(count = 1; count < 10;count++){

if (&quot;theForm.location&quot; + count + &quot;.value < 1000 || theForm.location&quot; + count + &quot;.value > 9999&quot{
alert(&quot;Invalid postcode. A valid postcode has 4 numbers&quot

//this is the bit where I am stuck...what would this line look like?
//theForm.location + count + .select() looks totally wrong.

theForm.location1.select()
return(false);
}
}
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In VBscript it is a breeze, but I am a bit stuck here. Perhaps it can't be done...

Steve Davis
hey.you@hahaha.com.au

http://www.hahaha.com.au

 

[Mighty]

Microbe,

Try this:

for(count = 1; count < 10;count++){

if (eval(&quot;theForm.location&quot; + count).value < 1000 || eval(&quot;theForm.location&quot; + count).value > 9999&quot{
alert(&quot;Invalid postcode. A valid postcode has 4 numbers&quot;
eval(&quot;theForm.location&quot; + count).focus();
eval(&quot;theForm.location&quot; + count).select();
return(false);
}
}
Mise Le Meas,

Mighty

 

[Microbe]

Aha...the eval() command...thanks, didn't consider that. Must learn more about it.

Thanks again
Steve Davis
hey.you@hahaha.com.au

http://www.hahaha.com.au