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Topic: Validation with Frames?

Posted By: mlhopper
Subject: Validation with Frames?
Date Posted: 11 March 2003 at 7:02am

My page is set up in the following way:

outer border - with a frame (and separate page) within a smaller square in the center of the page. My form is in the center frame...but my submit button is in the outer border frame.

My question:

Is there a way to validate the form in the center frame, even though the submit button is in the border frame?

Thanks,

Melissa

Replies:

Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 11 March 2003 at 8:48am

From what I understand you have the submit button of a form in a different frame then the actual form! Is that correct? Well then there is a problem as they are actuall two different pages and you could not submit the form in the centerframe with a button in another frame. Unless I understand you completely wrong there is no way you can do what you want.

Posted By: mlhopper
Date Posted: 11 March 2003 at 9:06am

You understood right. I didn't think it was possible either...

This thing is...I am creating a training simulator for a company's website. Their website is set up like this - the form is in the center frame and the outer border contains the submit (continue) button and the following validation occurs:
If no name, error message appears at top of screen "Please complete name"
If no address, error message "Please complete address", etc.

I have no idea how they did this, as they have hidden a great deal of code. I have to replicate the website to look as similar as possible, and this is why I must find out how they did this. Any suggestions as to ways to replicate without being in frames? I have to have the scroll bar on the right side of the center form though - which is why I thought I would have to have frames.

Thanks,

Melissa

Posted By: mlhopper
Date Posted: 11 March 2003 at 10:00am

One of the guys here figured it out and it worked...to reference the frame - put the function in the main (outer) frame...

Reference the Frame by top.frameName.FormName.radioGroupName.value......(example below)

function dslType()
{

if (top.centerConfig.fm10.dslType[0].checked != true)
{

  alert("Please check the correct DSL type.");
  popNotes();
  return false;

}

if (top.centerConfig.fm10.dslType[1].checked == true)
{

  alert("Please check the correct DSL type.");
  popNotes();
  return false;

}

  if(top.centerConfig.fm2.networking[0].checked != true)
  {

    alert("Please select the correct radio button for Home Networking.");
    popNotes();
    return false;

  }
  return true;
}

Then add the following to the form containing the Continue/Submit button...

Let me know if anyone has any questions about it.

Melissa