problem with form.submit()

[wallgecko]

I can't get this script to work, what went wrong?

<script>
function check(){
if(form1.textfield.value==&quot;&quot{
alert(&quot;Fill it in&quot;
}
else{
form1.submit();
}

}
</script>

<form name=&quot;form1&quot; method=&quot;post&quot; action=&quot;another.asp&quot;>
<input type=&quot;file&quot; name=&quot;file&quot;>
<input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;textfield&quot;>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; name=&quot;Submit&quot; value=&quot;Submit&quot; onclick=&quot;check()&quot;>
</form>

 

[DJSmith]

try this instead

<script>
function check(){
if(form1.textfield.value==&quot;&quot{
alert(&quot;Fill it in&quot;
return false;
}
else
{
return true;
}

}
</script>

<form name=&quot;form1&quot; method=&quot;post&quot; action=&quot;another.asp&quot;>
<input type=&quot;file&quot; name=&quot;file&quot;>
<input type=&quot;text&quot; name=&quot;textfield&quot;>
<input type=&quot;button&quot; name=&quot;Submit&quot; value=&quot;Submit&quot; onclick=&quot;return check()&quot;>
</form>

 

[DJSmith]

actually change the button to this

<input type=&quot;Submit&quot; value=&quot;Submit&quot; onclick=&quot;return check()&quot;>

 

[wallgecko]

Actually, it doesn't work at all. In fact it even by passed the alert when I did not key in anything. Help?

 

[tsdragon]

A couple of possible problems:

onClick is supposed to be case sensitive. It may not be in all browsers, but that's the intention. Try it.

Try using document.formname.fieldname.value. That's the proper DOM way of referring to a field's value. Tracy Dryden
tracy@bydisn.com

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