Hi All,

Please see codes below; if you copy and save it as .html, it will work. I was able to figure out(with some help) how to validate dates of 3 input text boxes. However, when an error message pops up, the cursor get tabbed to the next field. How do I set "focus" on the field with the error, and NOT get tabbed?

Thanks.

Leon


function Validatedate(InFeild)
{
IsValid = true;
date_format = "mm-dd-yy"
var emessage="";
//DATE FIELD CHECK
obj = eval("document.mainform." + InFeild);
fld_value = obj.value;

while (fld_value.indexOf("-") > -1)
  { fld_value = fld_value.replace("-","/");}

var date_split = fld_value.split("/")

while (fld_value.indexOf("/") > -1)
  { fld_value = fld_value.replace("/","");}

for (i = 0; i < fld_value.length; i++)
  {
  ch = fld_value.charCodeAt(i);
  if (ch < 48 || ch > 57)
     {IsValid = false;}
  }

for (i = 0; i < date_split.length; i++)
   {
   if (date_split[i].length == 1) {date_split[i] = "0" + date_split[i]}
   }
if (IsValid == false)
   {
   emessage=true;
   //semessage="Date format must be in mm/dd/yy";
   date_split = date_format.split("-");
   }
else if (date_split.length != 3)
   {
   emessage=true;
   //semessage="Date format must be in mm/dd/yy";
   date_split = date_format.split("-");
   }
else
   {
   if (parseInt(date_split[0]) > 31 || parseInt(date_split[1]) > 12)
       {
       IsValid = false;
       emessage=true;
       //semessage="Date format must be in mm/dd/yy";
       date_split = date_format.split("-");
       }
   }

fld_value = date_split[0] + "/" + date_split[1] + "/" + date_split[2];
//obj.value = fld_value;
if(emessage==true)
{
alert("Date format must be in mm/dd/yy");
return true;

}
}
// End -->
</script>

I believe there is a focus() function that you call for the control.

Brian

Yes. There is a focus() method, ie. document.mainform.fieldname.focus();

However, in my case, since I am validating 3 fields with one function, I don't know where the focus() should be insert, AND I don't know how to tell the fuction to focus on the field with the error. Make sense?

Thank you.

Leon

obj = eval("document.mainform." + InFeild);

This is where you get the object reference, right? If so, just do obj.focus(); in your javascript code.

Brian