[Javascript] required entry field

Fri Mar 28 12:15:41 CST 2003

Hmmm... I'll take a stab at this.

Inputs and other data-entry fields and widgets exist solely to collect information from the remote user.  In order for them to work in this capacity, they are collectively grouped together under the heading of a 'form', and are sent back to wherever the
data processing and analysis is done (usually on a CGI/BIN formserver somewhere).

Many of these widgets don't work at all, or don't work properly UNLESS they are in a form.  The general structure of a form is as follows:

  <body>
  ... yada yada
    <form name='myForm' action='stuff that points to formserver' type="CGI/BIN" method="POST">
      <table>
        ... tidy graphical arrangement of input devices
      </table>
    </form>
  ... yada yada
  </body>

  Obviously, a lot more can be said.  If you want to use the form only for the active data widgets and not to actually go anywhere, you can throw away the type and method declaractions, and change the action as follows:

  action='javascript:void(null)'

  There, does that answer your question?

  -- Dave Lovering

BEKIM BACAJ wrote:
> 
> Thanks, Rodney.
> Now,I would like to ask a question on what 'form' stands for?
> Also are you sugesting that my script will not work faster than your's, or,
> that my script will not work at all?
> 
> Bekim
> 
> >From: Rodney Myers <rodney at aflyingstart.net>
> >Reply-To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> >To: "[JavaScript List]" <javascript at LaTech.edu>
> >Subject: Re: [Javascript] required entry field
> >Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:11:19 +0000
> >
> >That would be .....
> >
> >function isValid(form) {  if(form.NeverBlank.value=='')
> >   {
> >    form.NeverBlank.focus()
> >   }
> >}
> >
> >hth
> >Rodney
> >
> >
> >
> >BEKIM BACAJ wrote:
> >
> >>Einstein went mad when he heard that somebody wrote SF novel about a man
> >>who traveled with the speed of light and saw the batle of Waterloe, for it
> >>is insaine he yelled.
> >>But 'you' can init the new battle at Waterlloe again
> >>
> >>function isValid() {    if(NeverBlank.value==''){
> >>         NeverBlank.focus()
> >>                 }
> >>         }
> >>
> >>dejavoo - loops forever - if the user does not supply some chars!
> >>
> >
> >--
> >PS. I have just bought a licence for Mike Chen's
> >BizAutomator. If you have to answer routine email queries from your sites
> >or mailings then
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> >
> >Rodney
> >
> >
> >
> >
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