Re: Trap CR or "Enter" possible?

Thanks Martin, I forgot to mention: I would like to accomplish this using PHP since I'm not using Javascript. Will this still work with straight html? regards, Andre On Thursday 21 March 2002 21:39, you wrote: > do it in html/javascript like this: > > <form action="http://www.somewhere.com/" > method="get" onSubmit="return > (this.okay.value != 'no');"> > <input type="hidden" name="okay" value="no"> > <input type="text"> > <input type="submit" onClick="this.form.okay.value = > 'yes';"> > </form> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andre Dubuc [mailto:aajdubuc@webhart.net] > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 1:39 PM > To: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP] Trap CR or "Enter" possible? > > > In one of my php pages, I have a form that requires the user to click > "Search > for Surname". If however they press "Enter", undesirable effects occur. > > I've successfully trapped if an empty string is in the <input > type="text"....>, but "Enter" eludes my efforts to trap it for an > appropriate > "Educational" message about following instructions :> > > ie: > > if ($sname == "") {echo "Please enter a Surname and click "Search for > Surname'.", exit;} > if (eregi(\r == true) {exit;} // something tells me this isn't correct!! > > > Any ideas how I can accomplish this -- the code is asking for search > criteria > for a query into PostgreSQL (it's coded between <?php . . . ?>) > > Any ideas, suggestions, or where to look would be appreciated. > > Tia, > Andre > > > ---------- > > Please pray the Holy Rosary to end the holocaust of abortion. > Remember in your prayers the suffering souls in Purgatory. > > May God bless you abundantly in His love! > > For a free Cenacle Scriptural Rosary Booklet -- > http://www.webhart.net/csrb/ -- Please pray the Holy Rosary to end the holocaust of abortion. Remember in your prayers the suffering souls in Purgatory. May God bless you abundantly in His love! For a free Cenacle Scriptural Rosary Booklet -- http://www.webhart.net/csrb/