OK, I'm using the onClick command to do two seperate functions in a form.

First it runs check(this form) which runs function check() in the header to verify that all the required fields have a value.

Then it runs value="Processing Form..."; to change the name of the button so people don't click it multiple times.

The problem is that if there is a something in the function check requires the user to edit a value, it still changes the value of the button to "Processing Form"

How can I make the button to change to "Processing Form" ONLY after the function check is complete and everything passed?

Here's the code in the onClick for the submit button


code:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------check(this.form);
value="Processing Form...";

and here's the code in the function Check, placed in the JS header

code:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------function check()
{
form = document.forms[0]

if ( document.forms[0].ContactName.value=="") {
alert("Please enter your name")
document.forms[0].ContactName.focus()
return
}

if ( document.forms[0].Email.value=="") {
alert("Please enter your E-mail address");
document.forms[0].Email.focus();
return;
}

if ( document.forms[0].Department.value=="") {
alert("Please enter your department");
document.forms[0].Department.focus();
return;
}

if ( document.forms[0].Phone.value=="") {
alert("Please enter your Phone Number");
document.forms[0].Phone.focus();
return;
}

document.forms[0].submit()
}--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

you just need to set a false return status for that method.

i've only done this with a single crap vbscript function though....where the name of my validation function is pipcode_form_onsubmit

Why can't you just change it at the end of the check function?