Add new functions to Validation Form DW8

LTL69 wrote:

> Using DW8, I've got a simple form with 4 text fields on it - Meter, Date,
> Count, VerifyCount - and a Submit button. I've added Form Validation to the
> fields to make them all required and the Count and VerifyCount required to be a
> number. What I want to do is modify the JS that DW8 added (function
> MM_validateForm) to make it 1. Validate that the Date field is actually a date

What do you consider to be a date? Would you put some restraints on it?

e.g.:

isADateObject(formEntry) && isAfter(dateInPast) && isBefore(dateInFuture)


> and 2. Compare Count and VerifyCount fields match. If not, then provide an
> error message like any other validate error in the script.
> The javascript code is attached that is created by DW8 for Form Validate -
> looks standard for number of fields... so really looking to add two new
> validation types.
> --Thanks--

Create your own functions : isADate() and fieldsAreSame()

Then add to form tag:
<form
onsubmit=
"return document.MM_returnValue &&
isADate(this.dateField) &&
fieldsAreSame(this.field1,this.field2)">

You could modify the DW function, too. I could help you if you let me
know your specs for date.
Mick

>
>
> <script language="JavaScript" 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)&&d.all) x=d.all; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++)
> x=d.forms ;
> for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++)
> x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers.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 );
> 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>
>