form validation

[abieyuwae]

Hi,
I have two
fields. I'm trying to do a form validation, whereby, if a state is
selected, then you can't enter value for the province, but a province and
state can't both be empty. I tried this javascript function, but i'm still
having problems. Please can you help.

I tried this one first

function CheckState(){

if((state=="&quot &&(state_2=="&quot

alert("Please select either a state or type in the
Province."

}

return false;

}

else return true;

}

Then this one

function checkInput() {

if ((state_name == "--None--&quot&&(state_2 =="&quot

alert("Please enter a value!"

}

return false;

}

else return true;

}

But nothing happend.

Below is the select and text box i'm trying to validate.Thanks
<SELECT name=&quot;payee_state&quot;>
<OPTION value=&quot;&quot; SELECTED>--None--
<CFOUTPUT query=&quot;getstates&quot;>
<OPTION value=&quot;#state_name#&quot; <CFIF
state_name IS GetPayees.state>
SELECTED</cfif>>#state_name#

</CFOUTPUT>
</SELECT>
&nbsp;or Type&nbsp;
<INPUT type=&quot;Text&quot; NAME=&quot;State_2&quot; size=&quot;18&quot; maxlength=&quot;60&quot; >

 

[AMayer]

This should work. There has got to be a dozen different ways to do this but I typically use this method and it has never let me down:

<script language=&quot;JavaScript&quot;>
function Check()
{
var text1 = Test.payee_state.value
var text2 = Test.State_2.value
if ((text1.length < 1) && (text2.length < 1))
{
alert(&quot;Please select either a state or type in the Province.&quot
return false
}
return true
}
</script>

<form name=&quot;Test&quot; onSubmit=&quot;return Check()&quot;>
<SELECT name=&quot;payee_state&quot;>
<OPTION value=&quot;&quot; SELECTED>--None--</option>
<CFOUTPUT query=&quot;getstates&quot;>
<OPTION value=&quot;#state_name#&quot; <CFIF state_name IS GetPayees.state> SELECTED</cfif>>#state_name#</option>
</CFOUTPUT>
</select>
<INPUT type=&quot;Text&quot; NAME=&quot;State_2&quot; size=&quot;18&quot; maxlength=&quot;60&quot; >
<input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;Submit&quot;>
</form> [sig][/sig]