JavaScript - Validation Form To Only Allow Alpha Characters And Space And '. I Am New To This.

i have a html/php form which let users upload pictures onto my server. the problem with it is, it says the picture has been uploaded but if the file name contains any of character apart from text (A-z) and numbers, the picture never shows up in the admin panel.

is there a way using ajax or jquery to disallow certain file names in the upload field of the html which uses these characters !@#$%^'&*()"?

how do i go on about this?

I've literally tried everything. Read 26 tutorials, interchanged code, etc.

My validation functions all work. My AJAX functions work (tested manually using servlet URL's).

The second servlet validates the reCaptcha form that's generated on my webpage. After the form is validated, even if everything's correct, nothing happens upon clicking submit. I even have an alert pop up if with the captcha result, just for middle-layer debugging purposes.

I want to do all of my validation clientside; none serverside. However, going to be tough if I can't get my god damn form to submit. I've been puzzled by this for close to 36 hours straight. I can't see, and I'm going to get some rest and hope that there is some useful insight on my problem when I return.

html form:
Code:

<form id="f1" name="form1" onsubmit="validate_form(this); return false;" action="register" method="post">
        <table cellspacing="5" style="border: 2px solid black;">
            <tr>
                <td valign="top">
                    <table cellspacing="5">
                        <tr>
                            <td>*First name</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_one"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="fn" name="fn" onBlur="validate_one();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Last name</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_two"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="ln" name="ln" onBlur="validate_two();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Email address</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="result"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="mailfield" name="email" onBlur="startRequest();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Phone number</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_three"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="pn" name="pn" onBlur="validate_three();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*City/Town</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_four"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="c" name="c" onBlur="validate_four();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td></td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td>
                                <select name="s">
                                    <option value="AL">Alabama
                                    <option value="AK">Alaska
                                    <option value="AZ">Arizona
                                    <option value="AR">Arkansas
                                    <option value="CA">California
                                    <option value="CO">Colorado
                                    <option value="CT">Connecticut
                                    <option value="DE">Delaware
                                    <option value="FL">Florida
                                    <option value="GA">Georgia
                                    <option value="HI">Hawaii
                                    <option value="ID">Idaho
                                    <option value="IL">Illinois
                                    <option value="IN">Indiana
                                    <option value="IA">Iowa
                                    <option value="KS">Kansas
                                    <option value="KY">Kentucky
                                    <option value="LA">Louisiana
                                    <option value="ME">Maine
                                    <option value="MD">Maryland
                                    <option value="MA">Massachusetts
                                    <option value="MI">Michigan
                                    <option value="MN">Minnesota
                                    <option value="MS">Mississippi
                                    <option value="MO">Missouri
                                    <option value="MT">Montana
                                    <option value="NE">Nebraska
                                    <option value="NV">Nevada
                                    <option value="NH">New Hampshire
                                    <option value="NJ">New Jersey
                                    <option value="NM">New Mexico
                                    <option value="NY">New York
                                    <option value="MC">North Carolina
                                    <option value="ND">North Dakota
                                    <option value="OH">Ohio
                                    <option value="OK">Oklahoma
                                    <option value="OR">Oregon
                                    <option value="PA">Pennsylvania
                                    <option value="RI">Rhode Island
                                    <option value="SC">South Carolina
                                    <option value="SD">South Dakota
                                    <option value="TN">Tennessee
                                    <option value="TX">Texas
                                    <option value="UT">Utah
                                    <option value="VT">Vermont
                                    <option value="VA">Virginia
                                    <option value="WA">Washington
                                    <option value="WV">West Virginia
                                    <option value="WI">Wisconsin
                                    <option value="WY">Wyoming
                                </select>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td>
                                <br>
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td></td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td><span id="error"></span></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td valign="top">*Anti-Spam Verification</td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td id="reCaptcha"></td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
                </td>
                <td valign="top">
                    <table cellspacing="5">
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Affiliation</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_five"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="affl" name="affl" onBlur="validate_five();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Research Area:</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_six"></span></td>

                            <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" id="ra" name="ra" onBlur="validate_six();"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td valign="top" align="left">*Research Overview</td>
                            <td align="right"><span id="valid_seven"></span></td>

                            <td><textarea cols="38" rows="6" id="ro" name="ro" onKeyDown="limitText(this.form.ro,this.form.countdown,500)" onKeyUp="limitText(this.form.ro,this.form.countdown,500)" onBlur="validate_seven();"></textarea></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td></td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td><font size="1">You have <input readonly type="text" name="countdown" size="1" value="500"> characters remaining.</font></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left">*Talk Availability</td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td>
                                <input type="radio" name="ta" value="In person">In person
                                <input type="radio" name="ta" value="Online">Online
                                <input type="radio" name="ta" value="Both" checked>Both
                            </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td align="left" valign="top">Links</td>
                            <td></td>
                            <td>
                                <table id="linkTable" border="0">
                                    <td><input type="text" style="width: 320px;" name="link"></td>
                                    <td><div id="result"></div></td>
                                </table>
                            </td>
                            <td align="left" valign="top"><input type="button" value="Add Link" onclick="addLink('linkTable')"></td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                            <td></td>
                            <td><span style="color: red;"></span></td>
                        </tr>
                    </table>
                </td>
            </tr>
        </table>
        <br />
        <input type="submit" id="submit" name="submit" value="Submit Form">
    </form>

Javascript file:
Code:

/* 
 * script.js - ajax and table functions
 */

var xmlHttp; // global instance of XMLHttpRequest
var xmlHttp2; // second for captcha functions

var validAjax = new Boolean();
var validCaptcha = new Boolean();

var valid_one = new Boolean();
var valid_two = new Boolean();
var valid_three = new Boolean();
var valid_four = new Boolean();
var valid_five = new Boolean();
var valid_six = new Boolean();
var valid_seven = new Boolean();

function init() {
    showRecaptcha('reCaptcha');

    // Separate booleans for AJAX funcs
    validAjax = false;
    validCaptcha = false;

    // Booleanse for fields that don't require servlet validation
    valid_one = false;
    valid_two = false;
    valid_three = false;
    valid_four = false;
    valid_five = false;
    valid_six = false;
    valid_seven = false;
}

function showRecaptcha(element) {
    Recaptcha.create("6Le1a8ESAAAAAGtxX0miZ2bMg0Wymltnth7IG-Mj", element, {theme: "red", callback: Recaptcha.focus_response_field});
}

function validate_form() {
    if (valid_one && valid_two && valid_three && valid_four && validEmail) {
        startCaptchaRequest();

        if (validCaptcha) {
            return true;
        }
    }
    else {
        alert("Submission contains errors. Please fill out all required fields before submitting.");
        return false;
    }
}

function validate_one() {
    if (document.getElementById("fn").value == 0) {
        valid_one = false;
        document.getElementById("valid_one").innerHTML = "No";
    }
    else {
        valid_one = true;
        document.getElementById("valid_one").innerHTML = "";
    }
}

function validate_two() {
    if (document.getElementById("ln").value == 0) {
        valid_two = false;
        document.getElementById("valid_two").innerHTML = "No";
    }
    else {
        valid_two = true;
        document.getElementById("valid_two").innerHTML = "";
    }
}

function validate_three() {
    if (document.getElementById("pn").value == 0) {
        valid_three = false;
        document.getElementById("valid_three").innerHTML = "No";
    }
    else {
        valid_three = true;
        document.getElementById("valid_three").innerHTML = "";
    }
}

function validate_four() {
    if (document.getElementById("c").value == 0) {
        valid_four = false;
        document.getElementById("valid_four").innerHTML = "No";
    }
    else {
        valid_four = true;
        document.getElementById("valid_four").innerHTML = "";
    }
}

function validate_five() {
    if (document.getElementById("affl").value == 0) {
        valid_five = false;
        document.getElementById("valid_five").innerHTML = "No";
    }
    else {
        valid_five = true;
        document.getElementById("valid_five").innerHTML = "";
    }
}
//
//function validate_six() {
//    if (document.getElementById("ra").value == 0) {
//        valid_six = false;
//        document.getElementById("valid_six").innerHTML = "No";
//    }
//    else {
//        valid_six = true;
//        document.getElementById("valid_six").innerHTML = "";
//    }
//}
//
//function validate_seven() {
//    if (document.getElementById("ro").value == 0) {
//        valid_seven = false;
//        document.getElementById("valid_seven").innerHTML = "No";
//    }
//    else {
//        valid_seven = true;
//        document.getElementById("valid_seven").innerHTML = "";
//    }
//}

function addLink(tableID) {
    var table = document.getElementById(tableID);

    var rowCount = table.rows.length;
    var row = table.insertRow(rowCount);

    var cell = row.insertCell(0);
    var element1 = document.createElement("input");

    element1.type = "text";
    element1.name = "link" + rowCount;
    element1.style.width = "320px";

    cell.appendChild(element1);
}

function limitText(limitField, limitCount, limitNum) {
    if (limitField.value.length > limitNum) {
        limitField.value = limitField.value.substring(0, limitNum);
    }
    else {
        limitCount.value = limitNum - limitField.value.length;
    }
}

function createXmlHttpRequest() {
    if(window.ActiveXObject) {
        xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
    else if(window.XMLHttpRequest) {
        xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
}

function startRequest() {
    createXmlHttpRequest();
    
    var param1 = document.getElementById('mailfield').value;

    if (param1 == "") {
        validEmail = false;
        document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = "Blank";
    }
    else {
        xmlHttp.open("GET", "http://localhost:1979/PolarSpeakers/servlet/mailCheck.do?e=" + param1, true)
        xmlHttp.onreadystatechange = handleStateChange;
        xmlHttp.send(null);
    }
}

function handleStateChange() {
    if(xmlHttp.readyState==4) {
        if(xmlHttp.status==200) {
            var message =
                xmlHttp.responseXML
                .getElementsByTagName("valid")[0]
                .childNodes[0].nodeValue;
            
            if (message == "Unregistered") {
                validEmail = true;
                document.getElementById("result").style.color = "green";
            }
            else {
                validEmail = false;
                document.getElementById("result").style.color = "red";
            }

            document.getElementById("result").innerHTML = message;
        }
        else {
            alert("Error checking e-mail address - " + xmlHttp.status +
                " : " + xmlHttp.statusText);
        }
    }
}
function createCaptchaRequest() {
    if(window.ActiveXObject) {
        xmlHttp2=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
    else if(window.XMLHttpRequest) {
        xmlHttp2=new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
}

function startCaptchaRequest() {
    alert('made it to captcha requeswt');
    createCaptchaRequest();

    var param1 = Recaptcha.get_challenge();
    var param2 = Recaptcha.get_response();

    xmlHttp2.open("POST", "http://localhost:1979/PolarSpeakers/servlet/captchaCheck.do?c=" + param1 + "&r=" + param2, true)
    xmlHttp2.onreadystatechange = handleStateChangeCaptcha;
    xmlHttp2.send(null);
}

function handleStateChangeCaptcha() {
    if(xmlHttp2.readyState==4) {
        if(xmlHttp2.status==200) {
            var message =
                xmlHttp2.responseXML
                .getElementsByTagName("result")[0]
                .childNodes[0].nodeValue;

            if (message == "Valid") {
                alert("captcha valid");
                validCaptcha = true;
            }
            else {
                document.getElementById("error").innerHTML = message;
                validCaptcha = false;
            }
        }
        else {
            alert("Error checking captcha validity - " + xmlHttp2.status +
                " : " + xmlHttp2.statusText);
        }
    }
}

I've set up a mock registration form page so I can learn a bit about javascript's form validation. (newbie) I want to try to attempt to style the border of a form field green when the user enters the correct info into the form text field and red on all other fields if the user doesnt enter any info into them. When i test it, enter the right info into the username field, leave the others blank, and hit the submit button it styles the username field green ok but it doesnt make the next fields (password and so on) red. Could someone please explain what I am doing wrong?

here is my code so far...
Note: just for testing purposes I've put return false on everything so it displays a message when everythings ok.

Code:

....
<script type="text/javascript">
	window.onload = function() {
		document.forms[0].username.focus();
	}
	function validate(form)
	{
		var form = document.getElementById("reg");
		var e = document.getElementById("error");
		e.style.background = "red";
		
		for(var i = 0; i < form.elements.length; i++)
		{
			var el = form.elements[i];
			if(el.type == "text" || el.type == "password")
			{
				if(el.value == "")
				{
					e.innerHTML = "Please fill in all fields!";
					el.style.border = "1px solid red";
					el.focus();
					return false;
				} else {
					el.style.border = "1px solid green";
					return false;
				}
			}
		}
		var un = form.username;
		un.value = un.value.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
		if((un.value.length < 3)|| (/[^a-z0-9\_]/gi.test(un.value)))
		{
			e.innerHTML = "Only letters,numbers and the underscore are allowed (no spaces) - 3-16 characters";
			un.focus();
			return false;
		}
		var pw = form.password;
		pw.value = pw.value.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g,"");
		if((pw.value.length < 3) || (/[^a-z0-9]/gi.test(pw.value)))
		{
			e.innerHTML = "Only letters and numbers are allowed (no spaces) - 3-16 characters";
			pw.focus();
			return false;
		}
		e.innerHTML = "You filled in all the fields, well done!";
		e.style.background = "green";
		return false;
	}
</script>
</head>

<body>
<div id="wrapper">
	<div id="header">
    	<h1>My Cool Website</h1>
    </div>
    <div id="content">
		<div class="padding">
       	  <h2>Registration</h2>
            <p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Duis ligula lorem, consequat eget, tristique nec, auctor quis, purus. Vivamus ut sem. Fusce aliquam nunc vitae purus. Aenean viverra malesuada libero. Fusce ac quam. Donec neque. Nunc venenatis enim nec quam. Cras faucibus, justo vel accumsan aliquam, tellus dui fringilla quam, in condimentum augue lorem non tellus. Pellentesque id arcu non sem placerat iaculis. Curabitur posuere, pede vitae lacinia accumsan, enim nibh elementum orci, ut volutpat eros sapien nec sapien. Suspendisse neque arcu, ultrices commodo, pellentesque sit amet, ultricies ut, ipsum. Mauris et eros eget erat dapibus mollis. Mauris laoreet posuere odio. Nam ipsum ligula, ullamcorper eu, fringilla at, lacinia ut, augue. Nullam nunc.</p>
<form id="reg" action="#" method="post" onsubmit="return validate(this)">
	    <div id="error"></div>
		<div><label for="username">Username</label></div>
    			<div><input type="text" name="username" id="username" size="30" maxlength="16" /></div>
		<div><label for="password">Password</label></div>
    			<div><input type="password" name="password" id="password" size="30" maxlength="16" /></div>
        <div><label for="c_password">Confirm Password</label></div>
                <div><input type="password" name="c_password" id="c_password" size="30" maxlength="16" /></div>
        <div><label for="email">Email address</label></div>
                <div><input type="text" name="email" id="email" size="30" maxlength="200" /></div>
        <div><label for="c_email">Confirm Email address</label></div>
                <div><input type="text" name="c_email" id="c_email" size="30" maxlength="200" /></div>
        <div><label for="firstname">First name</label></div>
                <div><input type="text" name="firstname" id="firstname" size="30" maxlength="100" /></div>
        <div><label for="surname">Surname</label></div>
                <div><input type="text" name="surname" id="surname" size="30" maxlength="100" /></div>
        <div><label for="gender">Gender</label></div>
                <div>
                    <div><input type="radio" name="gender" id="gender" value="m" checked="checked" />Male</div>
                    <div><input type="radio" name="gender" value="f" />Female</div>
                </div>
                <div><input type="submit" value="Register" name="submit" /></div>
          </form>
		</div>
    </div>
    <div id="footer">
    	<p>Copyright &copy; 2009 My Cool Website</p>
    </div>
</div>
</body>
</html>

Hello all,

I have a multistep jquery form that validates user input and then should send me an email. Problem is, right now, I can only get it to validate the first page, then it sends the email before the rest of the pages are viewed.

I'm just trying to delay the submission of the form until the "submit_fourth" button is pressed. I've got $25 via paypal for the one who sticks with this one for long enough to come up with a workable solution.

Here is my code... I know it's a lot, but I wasn't sure how much would be helpful. HTML code is in the second post in this thread (it was just too much to fit in one go).

Cheers!
-Dave

The Javascript:
Code:

$(function validateForm(){
		
    //original field values
    var field_values = {
            //id  :  value
            'name'  :  'your name',
            'email'  :  'email',
			'phone'  :  '(555) 123-4567',
			'other'  :  'other',
			'detail'  :  'project overview'
    };

    //inputfocus
    $('input#name').inputfocus({ value: field_values['name'] });
    $('input#email').inputfocus({ value: field_values['email'] });
    $('input#phone').inputfocus({ value: field_values['phone'] });
	$('input#other').inputfocus({ value: field_values['other'] });
	$('input#detail').inputfocus({ value: field_values['detail'] });

    //reset progress bar
    $('#progress').css('width','0');
    $('#progress_text').html('0% Complete');

    //first_step
    $('form').submit(function(){  });
    $('#submit_first').click(function(){
        //remove classes
        $('#first_step input').removeClass('error').removeClass('valid');

        //ckeck if inputs aren't empty
        var emailPattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$/;  
        var fields1 = $('#first_step input[type=text]');
        var error = 0;
        fields1.each(function(){
            var value = $(this).val();
            if( value.length<5 || value==field_values[$(this).attr('id')] || ( $(this).attr('id')=='email' && !emailPattern.test(value) ) ) {
                $(this).addClass('error');
                $(this).effect("shake", { times:3 }, 50);
                
                error++;
            } else {
                $(this).addClass('valid');
            }
        });        
        
        if(error <= 0) {   
                //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('25% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','85px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#first_step').slideUp();
                $('#second_step').slideDown();                 
        } else 
			return false;
    });

	$('#back_second').click(function(){

                //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('0% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','0px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#second_step').slideUp();
                $('#first_step').slideDown();     

    });

    $('#submit_second').click(function(){
        //remove classes
        $('#second_step input').removeClass('error').removeClass('valid');
 
        var fields2 = $('#second_step input[textarea]');
        var error = 0;
        fields2.each(function(){
			var value = $(this).val();
			
            if( value.length<5 || value==field_values[$(this).attr('id')] ) {
                $(this).addClass('error');
                $(this).effect("shake", { times:3 }, 50);
                
                error++;
            } else {
                $(this).addClass('valid');
            }	
		});	
		
        if(error <= 0) { 
                //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('50% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','170px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#second_step').slideUp();
                $('#third_step').slideDown();     
        } else 
			return false;

    });

	$('#back_third').click(function(){

                //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('25% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','85px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#third_step').slideUp();
                $('#second_step').slideDown();     

    });

    $('#submit_third').click(function(){
        //update progress bar
        $('#progress_text').html('75% Complete');
        $('#progress').css('width','255px');

        //prepare the fourth step
		var fields3 = new Array(
			$('#time').val(),  
			$('#budget').val()             
        );
		var fields2half = new Array(
			$('#detail').val()
		);
		var fields2 = new Array(
            $('#other').val(),   
			$('#pages').val()		
		);	

		var fields1 = new Array(
            $('#name').val(),
            $('#email').val(),
            $('#phone').val(),
            $('#contact').val(),
            $('#url').val()
		);
        var tr = $('#fourth_step tr');
        tr.each(function(){
            //alert( fields[$(this).index()] )
            $(this).children('.1 td:nth-child(2)').html(fields1[$(this).index()]);
			$(this).children('.2 td:nth-child(2)').html(fields2[$(this).index()]);
			$(this).children('.2half td:nth-child(2)').html(fields2half[$(this).index()]);
			$(this).children('.3 td:nth-child(2)').html(fields3[$(this).index()]);
        });
                
        //slide steps
        $('#third_step').slideUp();
        $('#fourth_step').slideDown();            
    });

	$('#back_fourth').click(function(){

                //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('50% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','170px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#fourth_step').slideUp();
                $('#third_step').slideDown();     

    });

    $('#submit_fourth').click(function(){
        //send information to server

		        //update progress bar
                $('#progress_text').html('100% Complete');
                $('#progress').css('width','339px');
                
                //slide steps
                $('#fifth_step').slideUp();
                $('#fourth_step').slideDown(); 
				
		if(error <= 0) {        	
        	return true
    	}
    	else{
    		return false
    	}
				  
    });

});

Hi guys,

Been stuck for a few days with this scenario.
Any help?
The alert box appears on an error.
But the submitting won't stop.
The details are submitted and the form is processed.
Any help is greatly appreciated...

Code:

    <html>
    <head>
    <script type="text/javascript" src="email_helper/jscripts/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js"></script>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        tinyMCE.init({
            // General options
            mode : "textareas",
            theme : "simple"
        });
    </script>
    <script language="javascript">
     
    function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) {
        window.open(theURL,winName,features);
    }
    function err_check(){
        var email = document.getElementById('to_email').value;
        if(email.length==0){
            alert('Please Enter Email Address');
            return false;
        }
        var AtPos = email.indexOf("@")
        var StopPos = email.lastIndexOf(".")
        if (AtPos == -1 || StopPos == -1) {
            alert("Please Enter Valid Email Address");
            document.getElementById('email').focus();
            return false;
        }
        email = document.getElementById('cc_email').value;
        if(email.length != 0){
            var AtPos = email.indexOf("@")
            var StopPos = email.lastIndexOf(".")
            if (AtPos == -1 || StopPos == -1) {
                alert("Please Enter Valid Email Address");
                document.getElementById('email').focus();
                return false;
            }
        }
        var answer = confirm ("Send E-Mail?");
        if (!answer){
            return false;
        }
    }
    </script>
    <!-- /TinyMCE -->
     
     
    <style type="text/css">
    body, table, td, th{
        background-color:#CCCCCC;
        font-family: Arial;
        font-size:14px;
    }
    .que{
        font-weight:bold;
    }
    </style>
    </head>
    <body>
    <form method="post" enctype="multipart/form-data">
    <?php
    include 'library/database.php';
    include 'library/opendb.php';
    $query = mysql_query("SELECT email,contact,mobile FROM users WHERE user_id='$uid'") or die(mysql_error());
    $row = mysql_fetch_row($query);
    $from_email = $row[0];
    $from_person = $row[1];
    $from_mobile = $row[2];
    $query = mysql_query("SELECT customer_id FROM campaign_summary WHERE camp_id='$camp_id'") or die(mysql_error());
    $row = mysql_fetch_row($query);
    $cusid = $row[0];
    $query = mysql_query("SELECT email FROM client_info WHERE comp_id='$cusid'") or die(mysql_error());
    $row = mysql_fetch_row($query);
    $toer = $row[0];
    include 'library/closedb.php';
    ?>
    <table width="100%" border="0">
    <tr><td rowspan="4"><input type="submit" name="send_email" id="send_email" style="height:50px; width:100px;" value="SEND" onClick="return err_check();" /></td><td><span class="que">From : </span></td><td colspan="3"><?php echo $from_email; ?><input type="hidden" name="from_mail" id="from_mail" /><input type="hidden" name="camp_id" id="camp_id" value="<?php echo $camp_id;?>"/></td></tr>
    <tr><td><span class="que">To : </span></td><td colspan="3"><input name="to_email" id="to_email" style="width:250px;" value="<?php echo $toer;?>"/></td></tr>
    <tr><td><span class="que">CC : </span></td><td colspan="3"><input name="cc_email" id="cc_email" style="width:250px;"/></td></tr>
    <tr><td><span class="que">Subject : </span></td><td colspan="3"><input style="width:300px;" name="subject" id="subject" /></td></tr>
    <tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="2">&nbsp;</td><td><input type="checkbox" name="ori_pdf" id="ori_pdf" checked /> PDF Quotation</td><td>&nbsp;</td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><span class="que">Credit Application</span></td><td><input type="checkbox" name="corporate" id="corporate"/>Corporate</td><td><input type="checkbox" name="individual" id="individual" />Individual</td><td><input type="checkbox" name="cash" id="cash" />Cash Account</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td colspan="2" rowspan="3"></td><td><input type="checkbox" name="tabloid" id="tabloid" />Tabloid Example</td>
    <td><input type="checkbox" name="broadsheet" id="broadsheet" />Broadsheet Example</td></tr>
    <tr><td><input type="checkbox" name="colmt" id="colmt" />Column Sizes Tabloid</td>
     
    <td><input type="checkbox" name="colmb" id="colmb" />Column Sizes Broadsheet</td></tr>
    <tr><td><input type="checkbox" name="maps" id="maps" />Maps / Distribution</td><td colspan="2" align="right">External Attachments&nbsp;&nbsp;<input id="upload_file" name="upload_file" type="file"/> </td></tr>
     
    <tr><td colspan="2"><span class="que">Message :</span></td><td colspan="3">
        <textarea id="elm1" name="elm1" rows="15" cols="80" style="width: 100%">
        <?php
         echo "<br><br><br>" . $from_person . "<br>" . $from_mobile; 
          ?>
        </textarea>
    </td></tr>
    </table>
    </form>
    </body>
    </html>

Hi,
I have a working contact form with 3 of the fields requiring validation and they work well.
I have added extra fields to the form (StatusClass, Project, CameFrom). These 3 fields return fine but I need to validated them.
My problem is that the new fields don't show in the behaviours/validate panel even though they are within the form tag.
Can anyone give me any help and advice as to how to accomplish this?
Many thanks
Code below....

Code:

<script type="text/JavaScript">
<!--
function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
  var p,i,x;  if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
    d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
  if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
  for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
  if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_validateForm() { //v4.0
  var i,p,q,nm,test,num,min,max,errors='',args=MM_validateForm.arguments;
  for (i=0; i<(args.length-2); i+=3) { test=args[i+2]; val=MM_findObj(args[i]);
    if (val) { nm=val.name; if ((val=val.value)!="") {
      if (test.indexOf('isEmail')!=-1) { p=val.indexOf('@');
        if (p<1 || p==(val.length-1)) errors+='- '+nm+' must contain an e-mail address.\n';
      } else if (test!='R') { num = parseFloat(val);
        if (isNaN(val)) errors+='- '+nm+' must contain a number.\n';
        if (test.indexOf('inRange') != -1) { p=test.indexOf(':');
          min=test.substring(8,p); max=test.substring(p+1);
          if (num<min || max<num) errors+='- '+nm+' must contain a number between '+min+' and '+max+'.\n';
    } } } else if (test.charAt(0) == 'R') errors += '- '+nm+' is required.\n'; }
  } if (errors) alert('The following error(s) occurred:\n'+errors);
  document.MM_returnValue = (errors == '');
}
//-->
</script

>


Code:

<form action="contact_us.asp" method="post" name="contact" target="_parent" class="contentText" id="contact" onsubmit="MM_validateForm('FullName','','R','Telephone','','RisNum','Email','','RisEmail');return document.MM_returnValue">
      <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0">
        <tr>
          <td width="54%" class="subHeader">Full Name* </td>
          <td width="46%" class="subHeader"><input name="FullName" type="text" id="FullName" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td class="subHeader">Company Name </td>
          <td class="subHeader"><input name="CompanyName" type="text" id="CompanyName" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td class="subHeader">Address</td>
          <td class="subHeader"><input name="Address1" type="text" id="Address1" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td class="subHeader">&nbsp;</td>
          <td class="subHeader"><input name="Address2" type="text" id="Address2" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td class="subHeader">&nbsp;</td>
          <td class="subHeader"><input name="Address3" type="text" id="Address3" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td class="subHeader">Postcode</td>
          <td class="subHeader"><input name="Postcode" type="text" id="Postcode" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td class="subHeader">Telephone Number* </td>
          <td class="subHeader"><input name="Telephone" type="text" id="Telephone" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td class="subHeader">Mobile Number </td>
          <td class="subHeader"><input name="Mobile" type="text" id="Mobile" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td height="25" class="subHeader">Email Address* </td>
          <td class="subHeader"><input name="Email" type="text" id="Email" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td height="30" class="subHeader">Status*</td>
          <td class="subHeader"><select name="StatusClass" id="StatusClass">
            <option selected="selected">Please Choose</option>
            <option>Architect</option>
            <option>Interior Designer</option>
            <option>Private Client</option>
            <option>Student</option>
            <option>Trade Enquiry</option>
          </select>          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td height="23" class="subHeader">Project*</td>
          <td class="subHeader"><select name="Project" size="1" id="Project">
            <option selected="selected">Please Choose</option>
            <option>Planning Stages</option>
            <option>New Build</option>
            <option>Refurbishment</option>
            <option>Barn Conversion</option>
            <option>No project - information only</option>
          </select>          </td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td height="37" class="subHeader">How did you hear about us?*</td>
          <td class="subHeader"><select name="CameFrom" size="1" id="CameFrom">
            <option selected="selected">Please Choose</option>
            <option>Web Search</option>
            <option>Grand Designs</option>
            <option>Living Etc</option>
            <option>Home Building &amp; Renovation</option>
            <option>Architect</option>
            <option>Friend/Family</option>
            <option>Magazine/Editorial</option>
            <option>Newspaper Article</option>
            <option>Trade Show/Exhibition</option>
            <option>Other</option>
          </select></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td height="24" class="subHeader">Brochure Request </td>
          <td class="subHeader"><input name="Brochure" type="checkbox" id="Brochure" value="checkbox" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td class="subHeader">Message</td>
          <td class="subHeader"><span class="style4">
            <textarea name="Message" id="Message"></textarea>
          </span></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td class="subHeader">&nbsp;</td>
          <td class="subHeader"><input name="Submit" type="submit" value="Submit" /></td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td colspan="2" class="subHeader"><em>* Required fields</em></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
	  </form>

I have been hard at work coding a fancy JQuery form validation script. Problem is, when I run validation on my form, it seems to work, but no email is sent. But when I disable validation, the email sends just fine. I am fairly new to JavaScript, and need some help pinpointing where my error is.

Here is the code.

Code:

// BEGIN JAVASCRIPT
$(function(){
	
    //original field values
    var field_values = {
            //id  :  value
            'name'  :  'your name',
            'email'  :  'your email',
			'yourmessage'  :  'I would like to inquire about'
    };

    //inputfocus
    $('input#name').inputfocus({ value: field_values['name'] });
    $('input#email').inputfocus({ value: field_values['email'] });
	$('textarea#yourmessage').inputfocus({ value: field_values['yourmessage'] });

    //form validation
    $('form').submit(function validateForm(){ return false }); // removing this return false seems to mess up validation
    $('#submit').click(function(){
        //remove classes
        $('#sendamessage input').removeClass('error').removeClass('valid');

        //ckeck if inputs aren't empty
        var emailPattern = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,4}$/;  
        var fields1 = $('#sendamessage input[type=text],#sendamessage textarea');
        var error = 0;
        fields1.each(function(){
            var value = $(this).val();
            if( value.length<2 || value==field_values[$(this).attr('id')] || ( $(this).attr('id')=='email' && !emailPattern.test(value) ) ) {
                $(this).addClass('error'); // css class
                $(this).effect("shake", { times:3 }, 50);

                error++;
            } else {
                $(this).addClass('valid'); // css class
            }
        });     
        
        if(!error) {
        	// this is where I get confused. How do I make this send the form?
        	alert('Data sent');
    		});
        } 						
    }); 	
});
// END JAVASCRIPT


        <form method="post" action="" onsubmit="return validateForm()" >
			<input type="hidden" name="ccf_customhtml" value="1" />
			<input type="hidden" name="success_message" value="Thank you for filling out our form!" />
			<input type="hidden" name="destination_email" value="dauidus@gmail.com" />
            <input type="hidden" name="required_fields" value="" />

            	<label for="name">Name</label>
            		<input type="text" name="name" id="name" value="your name" /> 
            
            	<label for="email">Email</label>
            		<input type="text" name="email" id="email" value="your email" /> 
            
            	<label for="yourmessage">Your Message</label>
            		<textarea name="yourmessage" id="yourmessage" value="I would like to inquire about" style="margin-bottom:20px;" />I would like to inquire about</textarea>

            		<input class="send submit" id="submit" type="submit" value="" style="position: relative; bottom: -70px; left: 25px; " />
        </form>

I am using a WordPress plugin to automatically send the contents of the form to email. It works without the javascript enabled. But when I turn on JS the form gets validated, but no email is sent.

Please let me know if I should include anything else here... I've been looking at this code so much that I'm having a hard time doing it with fresh eyes. The problem page is on http://new.dauidusdesign.com/contact/. FYI, I am also looking to make this work with the 'request a quote' link on the same page.

Cheers!
-Dave

Hi All,

I have created my second Form to File Web Form thanks to some help from other members. Looks great.

I am still new to HTML and Javascript, but basically I took my First Web Form coding (with the Java Script) and manipulated it so that it suited my needs for my 2nd Form (both are very close to being the same).

For some reason, I can't get my Java Script validation to take effect.

I was wondering if some one could try to pin point why it isn't functioning properly? Again it could be the most obvious thing, but please bear with me as I learn.

Just for a little more clarity, I am going to list the things that I have changed to possibly make it easier to pin point:

Added Fields: Department, SteetAddress, CityState
Deleted: State/Research Accounts, Vendor Checkbox
Modified: "Type" which is a radio button that I have changed the choices of.

I beleive that's it...I will post my Java Script here and attach my Index File.

Thank you in advance!!

Code:

/********************************************************************************
 *
 * FORM VALIDATION 
 *
 ********************************************************************************/
// get the value of a radio button group:
function getRBValue(grp)
{
    if ( grp.length == null ) return grp.checked ? grp.value : null;
    for ( var g = 0; g < grp.length; ++g )
    {
        if ( grp[g].checked ) return grp[g].value;
    }
    return null;
}
// trim a string
function trim(fld)
{
    var val = fld.value.replace(/^\s+/,"").replace(/\s+%/,"").toUpperCase();
    fld.value = val;
    return val;
}
 
var echk = /^([a-z][\w\-\'\.]*)+\@([a-z][\w\-\'\.]+\.)+[a-z]{2,6}$/i
function emailCheck( fld )
{
    var email = trim( fld );
    fld.value = email;
    return echk.test(email);
}
 
var digonly = /[^\d]/g
function formatPhone( fld )
{
    var ph = fld.value.replace( digonly, "" );
    if ( ph.length != 10 ) return;
    fld.value = "(" + ph.substring(0,3) + ") " + ph.substring(3,6) + "-" + ph.substring(6);
}
 
var phchk = /^\(\d\d\d\) \d\d\d\-\d\d\d\d$/
function phoneCheck( fld )
{
    return phchk.test(fld.value);
}
 
function validateForm( frm )
{
	var oops = "";
    
    if ( trim( frm.elements["Username."] ).length  < 5 )
        oops += "You must enter your first and last name\n";
    if ( ! emailCheck( frm.elements["Email."] ) )
        oops += "That does not appear to be a valid email address\n";
	if ( trim( frm.elements["Department."] ).length  < 3)
        oops += "You must enter your department name\n";
    if ( ! phoneCheck( frm.elements["Phone."] ) )
        oops += "That is not a valid 10-digit phone number\n";
    if ( trim( frm.elements["ShipToBuildingRoom."] ).length  < 5 )
        oops += "You must enter your building and room information\n";
	if ( trim( frm.elements["StreetAddress."] ).length  < 5 )
        oops += "You must enter your street address information\n";
	if ( trim( frm.elements["CityZip."] ).length  < 5 )
        oops += "You must enter your city and zip code information\n";
		apptype = getRBValue( frm.elements["Type."] );
    if ( apptype == null )
        oops += "You must check one class\n";
   
    var app = getRBValue( frm.RequireApprovalYesNo );
    if ( app == null )
        oops += "You must specify whether or not approval is required.\n";
    if ( app == "Yes" )
    {
        if ( trim( frm.Approver ).length < 5 )
            oops += "You must enter the name of the approver\n";
        if ( ! emailCheck( frm.ApprovalEmail ) )
            oops += "The approval email is not a valid email address\n";
    }
   
 }
 
function showapp(yesno)
{
    document.getElementById("APP1").style.display = 
    document.getElementById("APP2").style.display = 
    document.getElementById("APP3").style.display = 
		yesno ? "" : "none";
}
 
</SCRIPT>

Shouldn't this work? It's letting the form submit to the next page when I add in this if statement:

Code:

var first = document.forms["contact1"].elements["name"].value;

else if (!preg_match("/^[a-z]$/i", first)) {
		alert("Please enter only letters for your first name");	
		return false;	
	}

I've been using a script for verifying forms across several pages, and I've run into a page where it won't work the way it is.

It's a form that loops through and creates a set of fields over and over, depending on the number of attendees. I'm assuming this disrupts the form verification because the fields get generated with the same id. I think I need to find another way to make sure the user enters valid and complete information. Here's what I've been using:

Code:

function myForm(){
	// Make quick references to our fields
	var fname = document.getElementById('fname');
	var lname = document.getElementById('lname');
	var birth_month = document.getElementById('birth_month');
	var birthday = document.getElementById('birthday');
	var birthyear = document.getElementById('birthyear');

	
	// Check each input in the order that it appears in the form!
	if(isAlphabet(fname, "Please enter only letters for your first name")){
		if(isAlphabet(lname, "Please enter only letters for your last name")){
			if(madeSelection(birth_month, "Pleace choose a birth month")){
				if(madeSelection(birthday, "Please choose a birth day")){
					if(madeSelection(birthyear, "Please choose a birth year")){
						return true;
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}

	
	return false;
}



function isAlphabet(elem, helperMsg){
	var alphaExp = /^[a-zA-Z ]+$/;
	if(elem.value.match(alphaExp)){
		return true;
	}else{
		alert(helperMsg);
		elem.focus();
		return false;
	}
}


function madeSelection(elem, helperMsg){
	if(elem.value == ''){
		alert(helperMsg);
		elem.focus();
		return false;
	}else{
		return true;
	}
}

</script>

<!-- the snippet that creates the form fields is he  -->

	$count = $line;
	 $i = 1;
while ($i <= $count) {
     $i++;  /* the printed value would be
                   $i before the increment
                   (post-increment) */
				   $x = $i-1;
				
				   
	?>
<form name="register1" class="registration_form" method="post" action="register2.php" target="_self" onsubmit="return myForm()">
	
    
    First Name<br><input type="text" name="kfname[]" id="fname" onfocus="this.className='reg_live';" onblur="this.className='reg_off';" /><br>

Kid's Last Name<br><input type="text" name="klname[]" id="lname" onfocus="this.className='reg_live';" onblur="this.className='reg_off';"  /><br>
    
   Birthdate<br>
    <select style="width:75px;" id="birth_month" name="bdate2[]" onfocus="this.className='reg_live';" onblur="this.className='reg_off';" >
<option value="">month</option>
  <option value="01">Jan</option>
  <option value="02">Feb</option>
<!-- etcetera -->
</select>
    
    
        <select style="width:57px;" id="birthday" name="bdate[]" onfocus="this.className='reg_live';" onblur="this.className='reg_off';" >
<option value="">day</option>
  <option value="01">01</option>
  <option value="02">02</option>
<!-- etcetera -->
</select>
	
<select style="width:60px;" id="birthyear" name="bdate3[]" onfocus="this.className='reg_live';" onblur="this.className='reg_off';" >
<option value="">year</option>
  <option value="1993">1993</option>
  <option value="1994">1994</option>
<!-- etcetera -->
  
</select>

</form>

HI all, I have a contact for that requires validating for a number of things. It validates Required for all parts of the form however fine.

My question is how can I ensure the client fills out the form fully. For instance, here in the UK we use 11 digits for phone numbers, but the form will validate if the clint enters just 1, so how can I ensure the customer actually enters all 11.

Here is the javascript I am using

function isFilled(str){ return (str != ""); }
function isEmail(str) { return (str.indexOf(".") > 2) && (str.indexOf("@") > 0); }
function isDigital(str) { return(parseFloat(str,10)==(str*1)); }
function isCurrency(val) { var re = /^(\$?\d+\$?|\$?\d+\.\d+\$?)$/; return (re.test(val)); }
function ValidForm(form) {
var field, i;
var req = new Array(10);
var email = new Array(1);
var digits = new Array(1);
var currs = new Array(0);
req[0] = "rw_First_Name";
req[1] = "rw_Last_Name";
req[2] = "re_Email";
req[3] = "rd_Mobile_Number";
req[4] = "r_Hair_Service";
req[5] = "r_Stylist";
req[6] = "r_Preferred_Day";
req[7] = "r_Preferred_Date";
req[8] = "r_Month";
req[9] = "r_Preferred_Time";
email[0] = "re_Email";
digits[0] = "rd_Mobile_Number";

for (i=0;i<10;i++) {
eval("field = form." + req[i]);
if (!isFilled(field.value)) {
alert("Field '" + field.title + "' is required to be filled in before successful submission.");
field.focus();
return false;
break;
}}
for (i=0;i<1;i++) {
eval("field = form." + email[i]);
if (!isEmail(field.value)) {
alert("Field '" + field.title + "' is required to be filled in with valid email addresses before successful submission.");
field.focus();
return false;
break;
}}
for (i=0;i<1;i++) {
eval("field = form." + digits[i]);
if (!isDigital(field.value)) {
alert("Field " + field.title + " is required to be filled in only with digits (0-9) and decimal point before successful submission.");
field.focus();
return false;
break;
}}
for (i=0;i<0;i++) {
eval("field = form." + currs[i]);
if (!isCurrency(field.value)) {
alert("Field " + field.title + " is required to be filled in only with digits (0-9) a decimal point, or a dollar sign before successful submission.");
field.focus();
return false;
break;
}}
return true; }

Hi ,

Please i am working on form validation and i am to tackle on password,phone and more.

NOW a what a regular expression code that allows only numbers to validate the phone filed and regular expression code that allows letters only for uername field.

please i would be very grateful to you this for help.ANd more importantly thanks to you.

Clement Osei.

I'm having trouble changing the font color of my labels ONLY when I stop the form from submitting due to blank fields.

I'm not sure whether if just changing my CSS will achieve what I want, or am I going to have to add something to my if else statement, or both?


I would think I would need to change CSS to :

label.onfocus {
color:red;
}

but a little confused on what else.

Any help would be appreciated!

Code:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">

<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/>

	<title>Adam's Form Validation</title>


	<script type="text/javascript">

//<![CDATA[


		function validate() {
			var errors = new Array( );

		for( var x = 0 ; x < document.forms[ 0 ].elements.length ; x++ ) {
			if( document.forms[ 0 ].elements[ x ].type == "text" ) {
				if (document.forms[ 0 ].elements[ x ].value == "") {
			errors.push("*"+"The " + document.forms[ 0 ].elements[ x ].name + "field cannot be blank\n");
			document.forms[ 0 ].elements[ x ].className = "in_error"; }
					

		}
	
		if( document.forms[ 0 ].elements[ x ].type == "select-one" ) {
			if(document.forms[ 0 ].elements[ x ].selectedIndex !== 2) {
			errors.push("*"+"The " + document.forms[ 0 ].elements[ x ].name + " field cannot be blank\n");
			document.forms[ 0 ].elements[ x ].className = "in_error";	
		}
			
	}

}
		if( errors.length == 0 ) {
		return true;
		} else {
		clear_errors( );
		show_errors( errors );
		
		return false;	
		}
	}

	function clear_errors( ) {
		var div = document.getElementById( "errors" );
		while (div.hasChildNodes( ) ) {
		div.removeChild(div.firstChild);
	}
	}

	function show_errors( errors ) {
		var div= document.getElementById( "errors" );
		for( var x = 0 ; x < errors.length ; x++) {
		var error = document.createTextNode( errors[ x ] );
		var p = document.createElement( "p" );
		p.appendChild( error);
		div.appendChild( p );

	}

	}

	window.onload = function () {
		document.forms[ 0 ].onsubmit = validate;
	}	


//]]>	

	</script>

	<style type="text/css" media="screen">
	#errors {
		color: #F00;
	}	

	.in_error {
		border: 2px outset #f00;
	}


	</style>


</head>

<body>


<h1>Adam's Form Validation</h1>




<div id="errors"></div>

<form action="http://ingenio.us.com/examples/echo" method="post">

	<p>
		<label for="firstname">First Name: </label>
		<input type="text" name="firstname" value="" id="firstname"/>
	</p>

	<p>
		<label for="lastname">Last Name: </label>
		<input type="text" name="lastname" value="" id="lastname"/>
	</p>

	<p>
		<label for="middle">Middle Inital: </label>
		<input type="text" name="middle" value="" id="middle" maxlength="1" size="4"/>
	</p>

	<p>
		<label for="address">Street Address: </label>
		<input type="text" name="address" value="" id="address"/>
	</p>

	<p>
		<label for="city">City: </label>
		<input type="text" name="city" value="" id="city"/>
	</p>

	<p>
		<label for="state">State: </label>
		<input type="text" name="state" value="" id="state" maxlength="2" size="4"/>
	</p>

	<p>
		<label for="zip">Zip Code: </label>
		<input type="text" name="zip" value="" id="zip" maxlength="5" size="7"/>
	</p>

	<p>
		<label for="username">User Name: </label>
		<input type="text" name="username" value="" id="username"/>
	</p>

	<p>
		<label for="password">Password: </label>
		<input type="text" name="password" value="" id="password"/>
	</p>

	<p>
		<label for="password2">Confirm Password: </label>
		<input type="text" name="password2" value="" id="password2"/>
	</p>

	<p>

		<label for="agreement">Terms and Conditions:</label>
	<select name="agreement" id="agreement">
		<option></option>
		<option>No, I have not read the user agreement</option>
		<option>Yes, I have read and understand the user agreement</option>
		
	</select>
	</p>

	
	<p> <input type="submit" value="Register"/></p>

	
	</form>









</body>
</html>

hi all

i have a form with the following validation rules:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript">
var errmsg;
function validate()
{
var textA= document.getElementById("text1");
var textC = document.getElementById("text3");
var txt1 = document.getElementById("text1").value;
var txt3 = document.getElementById("text3").value; 
var txt1_len = txt1.length;
var txt3_len = txt3.length;
	if(txt1_len == 0 || txt1_len > 50 || txt1_len < 10)
	{
		errmsg = "Error .";
		document.getElementById("ermsg").innerHTML = errmsg;
		textA.focus();
		return false;
	}
	
	else if(txt3_len == 0 || txt3_len > 30 || txt3_len < 10)
	{
		errmsg = "Invalid password!";
		document.getElementById("ermsg").innerHTML = errmsg;
		textC.focus();
		return false;
	}
	
	
	else
	{
		return true;
					
	}
	
return false;
}

</script>

these rules should alert the user if he enters less than 10 characters in the first field. I would like to know if i can alert the user as well if he doesn't enters some characters in that field.

For example if the user enters mynamehere i want him to enter my-name-here and also to restrict users to enter the email address in that field.

how can i achieve that using those rules?

thanks

I am trying to create a form and validate it so that when the user enters their details, it doesn't let them confirm if the details are not filled out or incorrect. I am trying to use document.getElementById and labels, so instead of alerts appearing, a label appears next to the field that is required. I also am trying to validate the email to make sure the '@' and the '.' is in the right place.