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I have a mass modification form element (date picker) with the following code in the HTML Form Element Attributes box:

onChange="if( isDate3(this.value)==false){ this.value=''};"

The function being called is (Which is in the HTML Header text area of the HTML Header and Body Attribute section):

function isDate3(givenDate){
//alert(givenDate)
     
     //Check to see if the givenDate is not null before checking
     //the date format. 
     if (givenDate != '') {
        if (getDateFromFormat(givenDate, 'MM/DD/YYYY')==0 ){
          alert("Please enter a valid date in the format: MM/DD/YYYY");
       return false;
        }
     }
     return true;
   }

However, when I change the value of the date picker, to "test" for example, no alert is given.

I added the code:

function sayhello()
{
alert("Say Hello");
return true;
}

and changed the call to:

onchange="sayhello();"

and it worked fine.

Anything wrong with my code to cause the first function not to work?

I have other code that doesn't seem to work as well:

function setColor()
   {
     var obj = document.getElementById("SUBMIT");
     obj.style.backgroundColor="yellow";
   }

This call is in the Element Attribute text box for the Tabular Form Element. When changed it is supposed to highlight my SUBMIT button which has a "Button Name" of SUBMIT:

onFocus="savedData=this.value;" onChange="if(isDate3(this.value)==false){this.value=savedData} else if (savedData != this.value){setColor()};"

Thanks

Steven