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Check that field has minimum two words

Hello
the code below is for a search

START CODE
<HEAD><TITLE>Teledex </TITLE></HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffdppp">
<H1>Teledex</H1>

<HR><P>

<H2>Search the Teledex</H2>
Search full name.<br>
<p>
<FORM ACTION="/cgi-bin/nvra.pl" METHOD="POST">
Enter a keyword to search for: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="keyword">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="act" VALUE="search">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Start Search">

END CODE

Can someone make the variable "keyword" require minimum 2 words to be entered in the text field
and if there is not minimum 2 words then the search cannot start...

example i want the search to start if the text field contains JOHN SMITH
but not start if the field only contains SMITH
Thanks DB

fritz_the_blank

Try this:

strWords = document.forms[0].elements['keyword'].value.split(" ")
if(strWords.indexOf(" ")<0){
alert("You must enter at least two words");
return false;
}
return true;

fritz_the_blank

<HEAD>
<TITLE>Teledex </TITLE>
<script language="javascript">
function atLeastTwo(){
strWords = document.forms[0].elements['keyword'].value.split(" ")
if(strWords.indexOf(" ")<0){
alert("You must enter at least two words");
return false;
}
return true;

}

</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffdppp">
<H1>Teledex</H1>

<HR><P>

<H2>Search the Teledex</H2>
Search full name.<br>
<p>
<FORM ACTION="/cgi-bin/nvra.pl" METHOD="POST" onSubmit="return atLeastTwo()">
Enter a keyword to search for: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="keyword">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="act" VALUE="search">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Start Search">

NetGroove

Here my proposal:

<html><HEAD><TITLE>Teledex </TITLE>
<script>
function check(theForm){
if(theForm.keyword.value.match(/\w+\ \w+/)){
return true;
} else {
alert("Enter at least two words.");
theForm.keyword.focus();
return false;
}
}
</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffdppp">
<H1>Teledex</H1>
<HR><P>
<H2>Search the Teledex</H2>
Search full name.<br>
<p>
<FORM ACTION="/cgi-bin/nvra.pl" METHOD="POST" onSubmit="return check(this)">
Enter a keyword to search for: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="keyword">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="act" VALUE="search">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Start Search">
</form>
</body>
</html>

Michel Plungjan

Fritz, you must mean

strWords = document.forms[0].elements['keyword'].value.split(" ")
if(strWords.length<2){

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fritz_the_blank

@Michele:

A stupid mistake! At first I was going to use the split method, but then changed my mind and decided to use the indexOf() method but forgot to change things. So, with the correction:

<HEAD>
<TITLE>Teledex </TITLE>
<script language="javascript">
function atLeastTwo(){
strWords = document.forms[0].elements['keyword'].value;
if(strWords.indexOf(" ")<0){
alert("You must enter at least two words");
return false;
}
return true;

}

</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffdppp">
<H1>Teledex</H1>

<HR><P>

<H2>Search the Teledex</H2>
Search full name.<br>
<p>
<FORM ACTION="/cgi-bin/nvra.pl" METHOD="POST" onSubmit="return atLeastTwo()">
Enter a keyword to search for: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="keyword">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="act" VALUE="search">
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Start Search">

apparition

<HEAD>
<TITLE>Teledex </TITLE>
<script language="javascript">
function trim(inputString) {

if (typeof inputString != "string") { return inputString; }
var retValue = inputString;
var ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);
while (ch == " ") { // Check for spaces at the beginning of the string
retValue = retValue.substring(1, retValue.length);
ch = retValue.substring(0, 1);
}
ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);
while (ch == " ") { // Check for spaces at the end of the string
retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.length-1);
ch = retValue.substring(retValue.length-1, retValue.length);
}
while (retValue.indexOf(" ") != -1) { // Note that there are two spaces in the string - look for multiple spaces within the string
retValue = retValue.substring(0, retValue.indexOf(" ")) + retValue.substring(retValue.indexOf(" ")+1, retValue.length); // Again, there are two spaces in each of the strings
}
return retValue; // Return the trimmed string back to the user
} // Ends the "trim" function

function ErrorCheck(inform){
      SearchText = trim(inform.keyword.value)
      arr=SearchText.split(" ");
      if (arr.length > 1) {
            inform.submit()
      }
      else
            alert ("Please enter atleast two words")
}

</script>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="#ffdppp">
<H1>Teledex</H1>

<HR><P>

<H2>Search the Teledex</H2>
Search full name.<br>
<p>
<FORM ACTION="/cgi-bin/nvra.pl" METHOD="POST">
Enter a keyword to search for: <INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="keyword">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="act" VALUE="search">
<INPUT TYPE="button" onclick="ErrorCheck(this.form)" value="Search">

NetGroove

Small note: single balnk will disturb the word checking in your search for blank.

apparition

my sugestion makes sue the user cannot fool the script my entering a space in front of the first word

NetGroove

My proposal does it also, but with a single line :)

NetGroove

Thanks for the points.

Michel Plungjan

Fritz: " here" wil also trigger your code

fritz_the_blank

@Michel:

I don't understand, "here" ?

FtB

NetGroove

You missed the leading blank.