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MS Office Forum / Publisher / Web Design / March 2008Form Field validation
Is there a way to setup forms so that certain fields must be completed before the form will allow a submission? Right now I have a form that will submit even if there is no data at all in any of the fields. Also, can the form check that an email field at least has an email in it. I know it can't verify that it is a real email, just that it is in the correct format. Thanks in advance to everyone here! Reference: Publisher web publication forms 101: http://msmvps.com/blogs/dbartosik/archive/2006/01/07/80564.aspx DavidF > Is there a way to setup forms so that certain fields must be completed > before the form will allow a submission? Right now I have a form that [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks in advance to everyone here! Umm...OK. So there is NO form control of the type I mentioned. The article was pretty clear and simple about that. If you are familiar with js or html there may be some code out there you can use in an HTML code fragment. Just google form field validation code or something along those lines. > Umm...OK. So there is NO form control of the type I mentioned. The > article was pretty clear and simple about that. I've looked on the internet and I see some examples, but the simple fact is that I have no idea how to use javascript. I really only have the most basic understanding of html code as well. So I can't take the examples I see and create usable code based on my form. If anyone knows of a complete step by step guide for this, one written for complete newbs, that might assist me. I'm more than a little embarrased that I couldn't even take the very examples I saw and figure out how to template them into something for my form, but oh well. Again, any pointers would be greatly appreciated! I use godaddy. They use gdform.asp. I am using that currently to submit the forms. I see examples of validation code, but I don't know which words to replace with the proper field for my form. The sad fact is that I need a tutorial for someone who has no working knowledge of javascript. I guess it's kind of silly for me to ask for javascript code solutions to my problem when I can't use javascript. It looks like something I could learn how to do, at least for this simple problem, but Im not sure how to transform the example code into something that works with my exact form and form fields. Thanks for all the suggestions though...I appreciate that! One of the reasons to use Publisher to produce web pages is to avoid having to learn html coding or javascript. With that convenience comes tradeoffs. One of them is if you use a Publisher built form, then you cannot force field validation. If you want to take it to another level, then you need to invest the time in learning what you need to know to get other form programs to work. Sorry, but we can't do that for you. Sometimes it is a lot of trial and terror... Forms can be tough to figure out, so don't feel bad if you can't get them to work right away. I am not familiar with gdform.asp, and it sounds like you are using that instead of a Publisher built form that relies on FPSE to function. In which case, none of this conversation is relevant anyway, because we assumed you were talking about a Publisher built FPSE form. If you choose to use gdform.asp then you will need to go to the GoDaddy site and read the instructions. I also googled "gdform.asp" and came up with 2,800 hits. I would suggest that you look through those to get answers. Also, doesn't GoDaddy have a forum for users? Perhaps post your question there. Alternatively live with the fact that the form you have does not do everything you want. Keep it simple. If the people that are using your form actually want a response from you, then they will fill out the form correctly. Add some verbiage that tells them that all the fields are optional, but if they don't fill them out correctly that you won't be responding. Give them an email address too...or even just an email link, so they can follow up with that, or just use email in the first place. The people that are trying to fill out your form may know less than you, so keep it simple for them. As per javasript code snippets, it depends upon what you are doing, but you can insert code into your Publisher pages by using the Insert html code fragment feature. Most of the javascript code snippet that I have found and used just require changing out the URLs, and/or other things that are specific to your site. More trial and terror I am afraid. Welcome to web design...it ain't for the timid ;-) DavidF >I use godaddy. They use gdform.asp. I am using that currently to > submit the forms. I see examples of validation code, but I don't know [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Thanks for all the suggestions though...I appreciate that! Thanks David, You are right and I appreciate your input. Everyone else too. Here's a sample of a form that includes validating that the field is filled in with text: This part goes in the <head></head> part. 'edit_1' is the name of the field: <script type="text/javascript"> function validate_form_1( form ) { //Custom Validation Steps if( form.elements['edit_1'].value=="" ) { alert("Please enter your name"); form.elements['edit_1'].focus(); return false; } //Custom Validation for element //Custom Validation Steps return true; } </script> This part goes in the body: <form id="form_1" onsubmit="return validate_form_1(this)" action="http://www.yourdomain.com/formname.extension" method="post" target="_self" enctype="multipart/form-data" accept-charset="UTF-8" style="margin:0px;> (The 'formname.extension' would be whatever program you are using to handle the form data.) And the field for the form looks something like this: <input type="text" id="edit_1" name="edit_1" size="4" width="50px;> Notice the id="edit_1" which is what the javascript is referring to. If you want an e-mail validation, this goes into the <head></head> part: if(!ValidateEmail(form.elements['e-mail'].value)) { alert("Please enter your e-mail address"); form.elements['e-mail'].focus(); return false; } (In this case, the form field is called 'e-mail'. HTH, Mike (BTW, I just did a form using WP's form wizard and copied/pasted the source code. I know nothing about javascript! > Thanks David, > > You are right and I appreciate your input. Everyone else too. Here is a link to a number of scripts for forms...perhaps one of these will work for you: http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex16/ dynamicdrive is one of my favorites for scripts... DavidF > Thanks David, > > You are right and I appreciate your input. Everyone else too. You read the article correctly. But I hope you also noted that you can integrate the form controls with other form programs. Check with your host provider to see what form program they provide, and see if that one has the validation features you desire. DavidF > Umm...OK. So there is NO form control of the type I mentioned. The > article was pretty clear and simple about that. |
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