Re: prob with "nested java"

Change your if statement to : <? if (!($name) && $submit=="Testing" ) { echo "<SCRIPT> alert('Enter a name'); </SCRIPT>"; } else { echo "This will do something in the future..."; } ?> I think that should work just fine. Reuben D. Budiardja At 08:34 PM 11/9/00 -0500, Shane McBride wrote:

I want to validate a text field before submission. Here's what I have: <form action="<? $PHP_SELF ?>" name="test"> Name: <input type="text" name="name" size=30> <input type="submit" value="Testing"> <? if (!($name)) { echo "<SCRIPT> alert('Enter a name'); </SCRIPT>"; } else { echo "This will do something in the future..."; } ?> When I call this file in a broswer, it immediate pops up the Alert box. How do I get past this? Secondly, it does not work in Netscape when you do enter a name and submit it. Any ideas? Here's a link: www.rditech.net/php/validate.php TIA, Shane