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How to not submit when checking a form
<html>
<head>
<title>formtest.htm</title>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
function submitform(){
if(document.thisform.txtname.value.length==0) {
alert("Please enter your name.");
return false;
}else{
return true;
}
}
//-->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<form name="thisform" method="post" action="formtest.htm" onSubmit="return
submitform();">
Enter your name: <input type="text" name="txtname" value="" size=20 maxlength=20><br>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>
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Re: How to not submit when checking a form
Form action should call any server side script/program like cgi,pl,dll,asp,
servlet .. etc. Note the changes in your code
JB Cox <jbcox@maxit-inc.com> wrote in message
news:3978bd48$1@news.devx.com...
>
> <html>
> <head>
> <title>formtest.htm</title>
> <script language="javascript">
> <!--
> function submitform(){
> if(document.thisform.txtname.value.length==0) {
> alert("Please enter your name.");
> return false;
> }else{
> return true;
> }
> }
>-->
</script>
> </head>
> <body>
>
<form name="thisform" method="post"
action="should be any server side script or program like cgi,pl,dll,asp
...etc"
onSubmit="return submitform();">
> Enter your name: <input type="text" name="txtname" value="" size=20
maxlength=20><br>
> <input type="submit" value="Submit">
> </form>
> </body>
> </html>
>
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