onSubmit="return checksubmit()"

[JohannIcon]

Hi All,

I have an error in my validation page however I cannot understand why cause I think I am doing everything right. My error is onSubmit, and the funny thing is that I am using the same code as another ASP page and the other ASP is working!

The error the browser is giving me is Object Expected and pointing the the onSubmit action!

Here is my code:-

<form name=&quot;SendForm&quot; method=&quot;post&quot; action=&quot;ContactForm.asp&quot; onSubmit=&quot;return checksubmit()&quot;>
<table width=&quot;320&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; align=&quot;center&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot;>
<tr>
<td width=&quot;68&quot; height=&quot;25&quot; class=&quot;textgrey&quot;>Name:</td>
<td width=&quot;270&quot; class=&quot;textgrey&quot;>
<input name=&quot;firstName&quot; type=&quot;text&quot; id=&quot;firstName&quot; size=&quot;35&quot; class=&quot;textgrey&quot;>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class=&quot;textgrey&quot;>Surname:</td>
<td> <input name=&quot;Surname&quot; type=&quot;text&quot; id=&quot;surname&quot; size=&quot;35&quot; class=&quot;textgrey&quot;>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class=&quot;textgrey&quot;>E-Mail:</td>
<td> <input name=&quot;Email&quot; type=&quot;text&quot; id=&quot;eMail&quot; size=&quot;35&quot; class=&quot;textgrey&quot; onChange=&quot;return validate_email(SendForm.Email)&quot;>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class=&quot;textgrey&quot;>Message:</td>
<td><textarea name=&quot;Message&quot; cols=&quot;35&quot; rows=&quot;6&quot; class=&quot;textgrey&quot; id=&quot;message&quot;></textarea></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p align=&quot;right&quot;>&nbsp;</p>
<input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;hiddenField&quot; value=&quot;Query from Client&quot;>
<center>
<input name=&quot;submit&quot; type=&quot;submit&quot; class=&quot;menu&quot; value=&quot;Send&quot;>
</center>
</form>

<script>
function checksubmit() {

if (SendForm.firstName.value == &quot;&quot
{
alert(&quot;You must Enter Your Name&quot
SendForm.firstName.focus()
SendForm.firstName.select()
return false
}
.
.
.
.
.
. return true
}

Can you tell me if you find anything weird?

 

[mwolf00]

<script>
function checksubmit() {

if (SendForm.firstName.value == &quot;&quot
{
alert(&quot;You must Enter Your Name&quot
SendForm.firstName.focus()
SendForm.firstName.select()
//How can you select when it is blank? -- sometimes this MAY throw an error
return false
}
.
.
.
.
.
. return true
}
-- Just trying to help...
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mikewolf@tst-us.com

 

[Targol]

first, try that :
<form name=&quot;SendForm&quot; method=&quot;post&quot; action=&quot;ContactForm.asp&quot; onSubmit=&quot;return checksubmit();&quot;>

And then, in your script, why don't you use &quot;getElementById&quot; function like this :

<script>
function checksubmit()    {
    var obj = document.getElementById(&quot;firstName&quot;);
    if (obj.value == &quot;&quot;)
    {
        alert(&quot;You must Enter Your Name&quot;);
        obj.focus();
        obj.select();
        return false;
    }
.

NOTE : is it normal that you didn't put any semicolons (&quot;;&quot at end of lines ??? Water is not bad as long as it stays out human body ;-)

 

[Tarwn]

I am not getting this error. I copied and pasted your code and the only change I made was moving the script into the head section. Is it possible you have an error in your javascript function below what you have show that is invalidating it?
ALso, just to make me feel better, could you move it into thte head section of the code just to check?
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[JohannIcon]

Wow, it worked while moving the code on the top! Funny, very funny!

 

[Tarwn]

The location of the script is important still Amazing. I actually didn't think that would work, but I am glad it did, and we all learned that location still matters to scripting, cool.

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[JohannIcon]

Yeah but it is still funny I think, since it is javascript