Re: Re: Why is my CGI.pm script trying to assign data before pressing submit.

[CharlesClarkson]

With CGI.pm you would need these:

use CGI;
my $p = new CGI;

my $js_func =
    qq|
        function checkform (form) {
            if (form.report.value == '') {
                alert('You need to enter a filename!');
                form.report.focus;
                return false;
            }
            return true;
        }
    |;

Place the script in $p->start_html using -script.

print $p->start_html( -script => $js_func );

Then, when you start the form, use:

print $p->start_form(-onsubmit => 'checkform(this)');


HTH,
Charles