form validation-check for empty fields

hi..i have already written a code but it is not working, the form is not submitted when clicked. pardon me, i'm very new to javascript. my codes are:


<!--BEGIN FORM VALIDATION SCRIPT-->
<script language="JavaScript1.2">

var error;
var error_ad;
var error_co;
var error_pr;
var error_ch;
var error_ti;
var error_en;
var error_cm;
var errormsg;

//--------------------------Customise-------------------------------
var isADVERTISEMENT_ID=true; // True if ADVERTISEMENT_ID field required else False
var isCOMPANY_ID=true; // True if COMAPNY_ID field required else False
var isPRODUCT_ID=false; // True if PRODUCT_ID required else False
var isCHANNEL=true; // True if CHANNEL required else False
var isTIMESLOT=true; // True if TIMESLOT required else False
var isENTRY=true; // True if ENTRY required else False
var isCOMMENT=true; // True if COMMENT required else False
//------------------------------------------------------------------

function reset_error()
{
var error_ad=false;
var error_co=false;
var error_pr=false;
var error_ch=false;
var error_ti=false;
var error_en=false;
var error_cm=false;
errormsg='Following Errors Occured ::\n_____________________________\n\n';
}

function validate_ADVERTISEMENT_ID()
{
if(isADVERTISEMENT_ID)
{
if(form.ADVERTIESMENT_ID.value=="")
{
errormsg+='Please enter your Advertisement_id.\n';
error_ad=true;
form.ADVERTISEMENT_ID.focus();
}
}


}


function validate_COMPANY_ID()
{
if(isCOMPANY_ID)
{
if(form.COMPANY_ID.value=="")
{
errormsg+='Please enter your Company_id.\n';
error_co=true;
if(!error_ad)
{
form.COMPANY_ID.focus();
}
}
}
}

function validate_PRODUCT_ID()
{
if(isPRODUCT_ID)
{
if(form.PRODUCT_ID.value=="")
{
errormsg+='Please enter your Product_id.\n';
error_pr=true;
if((!error_ad) && (!error_co))
{
form.PRODUCT_ID.focus();
}
}
}
}

function validate_CHANNEL_ID()
{
if(isCHANNEL_ID)
{
if(form.CHANNEL_ID.value=="")
{
errormsg+='Please enter Channel_id.\n';
error_ch=true;
if((!error_ad)&&(!error_co)&&(!error_pr))
{
form.CHANNEL_ID.focus();
}
}
}
}

function validate_TIMESLOT()
{
if(isTIMESLOT)
{
if(form.TIMESLOT.value=="")
{
errormsg+='Please enter Timeslot.\n';
error_ti=true;
if((!error_ad)&&(!error_co)&&(!error_pr)&&(!error_ch))
{
form.TIMESLOT.focus();
}
}
}
}

function validate_ENTRY_ID()
{
if(isENTRY_ID)
{
if(form.ENTRY_ID.value=="")
{
errormsg+='Please enter Entry_id.\n';
error_en=true;
if((!error_ad)&&(!error_co)&&(!error_pr)&&(!error_ch)&&(!error_ti))
{
form.ENTRY_ID.focus();
}
}
}
}

function validate_COMMENT()
{
if(isCOMMENT)
{
if(form.COMMENT.value=="")
{
errormsg+='Please enter Comment_id.\n';
error_cm=true;
if((!error_ad)&&(!error_co)&&(!error_pr)&&(!error_ch)&&(!error_ti)&&(!error_en))
{
form.COMMENT.focus();
}
}
}
}

function validate()
{
reset_error();
validate_ADVERTIESMENT_ID();
validate_COMPANY_ID();
validate_PRODUCT_ID();
validate_CHANNEL();
validate_TIMESLOT();
validate_ENTRY_ID();
validate_COMMENT();
if(error_ad||error_co||error_pr||error_ch||error_ti||error_en||error_cm)
{
error=true;
}
else
{
error=false;
}
if(!error)
{
form.submit();
}
else
{
alert(errormsg);
}
}

</script>
<!--END FORM VALIDATION SCRIPT-->
<!--------------------------------------END REQUIRED------------------------------------------->

I have written a validator that may better suit your needs. Check it out.

www.peterbailey.net/jsdemo/

You've referenced something called form in a number of places - including form.submit(); is this a valid global reference to the Form object (document.forms[0]) ? By itself, it's just a name.

Good question adios. Using 'form' is not valid. Like you mention, it should be document.forms[0] or some other valid DOM reference.

The only way that *could* work is if 'form' was an object variable holding the form in question itself. However, even that would not be valid, because 'form' is a reserved word and cannot be used in the variable namespace. It would have to be 'frm' or 'theForm' or something like that.