RE: [PHP] Form validation of dynamically generated forms?

PS: if the message below (i just sent it) sound harsh it was not intended in any such manner...it's monday :) > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Packer [mailto:pac@stingrayboats.com] > Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 4:32 PM > To: Chad Day; php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP] Form validation of dynamically generated forms? > > > if the JS code works under IE then it has nothing to do with PHP. PHP is > finished once the page is created. if the page is created the > way you want > it (look at source) then PHP isn't related to this. Just because > you create > the PHP doesn't mean the problem is PHP. > > i can show you lots of JS that works fine under IE and doesn't work under > NS...it's because NS doesn't support all of JS and IE has added lots of JS > stuff that really isn't in the standard (if you can even call what's out > there a standard). > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chad Day [mailto:cday@beachassociates.com] > > Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 4:30 PM > > To: 'php-general@lists.php.net' > > Subject: RE: [PHP] Form validation of dynamically generated forms? > > > > > > No answers yet.. I've been searching around some archives, and > found this: > > > > >I was not clear in my earlier email. The javascript function is not > > >written inside PHP tags. It is actually an included file. I > > >attempted this and it won't work. Thanks though. > > >MN > > > > which is not directly related to what I'm doing, but is still javascript > > written in PHP. > > > > I've had my javascript code looked over, and either people have > told me 1) > > it should work or 2) not replied. Only works in IE, not NS. > > > > Is this a PHP problem? I at least want to get it narrowed down > > to that so I > > can explore other solutions. > > > > Chad > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chad Day [mailto:cday@beachassociates.com] > > Sent: Monday, August 28, 2000 12:19 PM > > To: 'php-general@lists.php.net' > > Subject: [PHP] Form validation of dynamically generated forms? > > > > > > Having some trouble with this one.. trying to get form > validation working > > on dynamically generated PHP forms.. if there's a code snippet out there > > that would help with what I have below, I would appreciate a > link.. or if > > anyone here knows JS (I realize this is not a JS list), please drop me a > > line privately if you see the bug below. > > > > I tried writing some Javascript in PHP, and it works great in > > IE.. but in NS > > it dies. Returns a form has no properties error, and does not check for > > validation. > > > > echo "\n\n<script Language=\"JavaScript\">\n"; > > echo "<!--\n"; > > echo "function Form_Validator() {\n"; > > > > for ($x = 0; $x <= $MAX; $x++) { > > if((isset($ORDER[$x])) && ($ORDER[$x] == "checked")) { // loop > > through the array to get the values of the boxes we need to print > > out/validate > > > > echo "\t\tif (document.myForm.QUANTITY$x.value == '') {\n"; > > echo "\t\t\talert(\"You must enter a value for the Quantity > > field.\")\n"; > > echo "\t\t\tdocument.myForm.QUANTITY$x.focus();\n"; > > echo "\t\t\treturn (false);\n"; > > echo "\t\t}\n"; > > > > echo "\t\tif (document.myForm.DOCKDATE$x.value == '') {\n"; > > echo "\t\t\talert(\"You must enter a value for the Dock Date > > field.\")\n"; > > echo "\t\t\tdocument.myForm.DOCKDATE$x.focus();\n"; > > echo "\t\t\treturn (false);\n"; > > echo "\t\t}\n"; > > > > } > > } > > > > echo "\treturn (true);\n"; > > echo "}\n"; > > echo "//-->\n"; > > echo "</script>\n"; > > > > > > I've looked around at form validation scripts for PHP, but I > haven't seen > > anything that would really work for dynamically generated stuff without > > extensive modifying, which is probably beyond my skill level at > > this point. > > Are there any scripts out there that do this, or does anyone > know what is > > wrong with my above code? The thing that annoys me is I use > PHP generated > > javascript elsewhere in the site for form validation, and it > works fine.. > > but those name boxes are static, not dynamic.. I don't know if > that's the > > problem or not. > > Chad Day > > Beach Associates > > > > When I speak german... I think german in my head... but like...Do skript > > kiddies see a w40l3 8uncha 1's and 0's and 3's and 4's and 7's in > > their > > h34d'5 w43n t43y R +a1k1n6 ? -- SirStanley > > > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > -- > > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net >