form submitting/checking

[stiej]

Hi,

I am building a website using tables rather than frames.

i have a registering page, the usual form asking for various personal details.

When a user incompletes the form, or fills out a form element incorrectly and hits the submit button, what is the "best practise"/usual procedure to display a message such as "Username already taken" or "Some fields not filled, please check your form" etc etc?

I don't want the form's values to be cleared, just the relevant message to simply appear in an appropriate position on the same page.

Any helps/hints/tips/suggestions very much appreciated!

Thanks in advance...Steven

 

[ChrisHirst]

yep that sounds about right!

the actual mechanics\technicalities will depend mainly on what you are going to code it in.



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[stiej]

I will be coding in PHP and i have understood since that I can use javascript to verify certain things on the form before submitting. but how do i make-appear such headings/alerts/messages -whatever you want to call em- on my page without reloading it?