"Invalid return" error

[Xerxes]

Hi,
I get the "Invalid return" error (in Javascript console) when I run
this piece of code:

<a href="javascript:if (document.dc_form.tn.value == ''' &&
document.dc_form.cid.value == '') { alert('You have not made a
selection. Please select one of the fields first.');return false; }
document.dc_form.submit();">Go!</a>

If I remove the "return false;", it displayes the alert and continues
to what it is NOT supposed to do.

TIA.

 

[Lee]

Xerxes said:

Hi,
I get the "Invalid return" error (in Javascript console) when I run
this piece of code:

<a href="javascript:if (document.dc_form.tn.value == ''' &&
document.dc_form.cid.value == '') { alert('You have not made a
selection. Please select one of the fields first.');return false; }
document.dc_form.submit();">Go!</a>

If I remove the "return false;", it displayes the alert and continues
to what it is NOT supposed to do.

That's a really bad idea.
The javascript: pseudo-protocol was designed to load the value of the Javascript
expression as the new contents of the page. Returning false doesn't make any
sense. Neither does submitting the form from within the expression. If you
don't want a link, don't use a link. Use a button.

http://www.jibbering.com/faq/#FAQ4_24


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