Require data in Field

bethabernathy · Nov 24, 2001

Hi - I am very new to asp. I have a form all set up and the data dumps into an access database. I need to find the code to require users to enter data in one or more fields on the form. I need the following fields to require data:

fromname
fromemail

Is there a simple way to do this?

Thanks, Beth beth@integratedresourcemgmt.com

hithere · Nov 24, 2001

what program are you using to create your pages? some programs (like front page) have it "built in" where it's very simple to do. right click on the text box and see if there's some sort of option for form validation, if so, look for the "required" check box.
hth
mark

bethabernathy · Nov 24, 2001

Hi - I am using Dreamweaver and I can set the fields to be required, but since the fields are named:

fromname

You get a weird message like:

"you must enter fromname"

I want to use asp not the Java that Dreamweaver generates.

Thanks for any and all help. Beth beth@integratedresourcemgmt.com

hithere · Nov 24, 2001

check out this link:

http://www22.brinkster.com/learnxpress/vbscript.htm

this is one way to do it.
hth
mark

bethabernathy · Nov 24, 2001

Hi Mark: I guess that site is down. Do you have any other ideas that I can try. beth@integratedresourcemgmt.com

FengShui1998 · Nov 24, 2001

bethabernathy,

I use javascript to validate a form.

<body>
<form name="usrform" method="post" action="next.asp">
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Submit" onclick="return check()">
</body>

<script language="javascript">

function check() {
if (document.userform.name.value.length == 0)
{ alert("Please input your Name.&quot

;
return false; }
else
return true;
}
</script>
</html>

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