Hi all, I have a form for adding new entries in my "dev" model. I need to check empty fields in that using javascript function. but in my form im having combo box and other fields in rails code. my query is : does javascript function identify rails code and validate the fields like it does for html? my code is given below.. but it doesnt work.. please help me with this: view: <form action="/device/addDevice" method="post" onsubmit="return validate(document.getElementById(''labt_id''),''Choose!'')" name="validation"> <h3> Add Device</h3><fieldset> <p style="color:red;"> <%= "Fields marked with * are required" %></p> <legend>Device Info</legend> <ol> <li> <label>Device Name </label>: <%= text_field "dev", "name", :size => 20%> <style="color:red;"><%= "*" %></style> </li> </ol> </fieldset> <fieldset><legend class="style5">Location Details</legend> <ol> <li><label>Lab : </label> <%= collection_select(:labt, :id, @labts, :id, :name,:prompt=>"Select a Lab") %><%="*"%> </li> </ol> </fieldset> <fieldset class="submit"> <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Add Device" /> </fieldset> </form> javascript function: <script type="text/javascript"> function validate(elem,msg) { if(elem.value=="Select a Lab") { alert(msg); return false; } else { return true; } } </script> -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Problem-with-javascript-validation-in-rails-tp18192684p18192684.html Sent from the RubyOnRails Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---