Controling Submit

[Steve Dyke]

I have a form with several user input boxes. The form also has a submit button. How can I keep the form from being submitted if the user presses the enter keyboard button while in one of the text boxes. I just want the submit to happen if the submit button is clicked.
[ May 23, 2007: Message edited by: Bear Bibeault ]

[Bear Bibeault]

Replace the submit button with a regular button. Set up the onclick handler for the button to submit the form under JavaScript control.

[Herman Schelti]

hi Steve,

Can I ask you why you don't want people to hit the <enter> key?
I'm really curious.

Herman

[Abhishek Dhar]

u can also use alert box or can even put sone validations for the text box so that even if the enter button is clicked the user will remain on the same page because of not submitting the certain fields

[Bear Bibeault]

Abhishek Dhar,

"u" is not a word. Please use only real words such as "you" when posting to the forums.

bear
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