I'm having trouble validating my form for missing information. Tried many different functions but when submit the form it will reset the form or it will try to send it. I'm lost any help please. Thanks in advance
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" lang="en" xml:lang="en">
<head>
<title>Project 3</title>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!-- Hide from incompatible browsers
var ShipFirst = "";
var ShipLast = "";
var ShipEmail = "";
var ShipCompany = "";
var ShipAddress1 = "";
var ShipAddress2 = "";
var ShipCity = "";
var ShipState = "";
var ShipStateIndex = 0;
var ShipZip = "";
var ShipConfirm = 0;
function InitSaveVariables(form) {
ShipFirst = form.ShipFirst.value;
ShipLast = form.ShipLast.value;
ShipEmail = form.ShipEmail.value;
ShipCompany = form.ShipCompany.value;
ShipAddress1 = form.ShipAddress1.value;
ShipAddress2 = form.ShipAddress2.value;
ShipCity = form.ShipCity.value;
ShipZip = form.ShipZip.value;
ShipStateIndex = form.ShipState.selectedIndex;
ShipState = form.ShipState[ShipStateIndex].value;
ShipConfirm = form.ShipConfirm.checked;
}
function ShipToBillPerson(form) {
if (form.copy.checked) {
InitSaveVariables(form);
form.ShipFirst.value = form.BillFirst.value;
form.ShipLast.value = form.BillLast.value;
form.ShipEmail.value = form.BillEmail.value;
form.ShipCompany.value = form.BillCompany.value;
form.ShipAddress1.value = form.BillAddress1.value;
form.ShipAddress2.value = form.BillAddress2.value;
form.ShipCity.value = form.BillCity.value;
form.ShipZip.value = form.BillZip.value;
form.ShipState.selectedIndex = form.BillState.selectedIndex;
form.ShipConfirm.checked = form.BillConfirm.checked;
}
else {
form.ShipFirst.value = ShipFirst;
form.ShipLast.value = ShipLast;
form.ShipEmail.value = ShipEmail;
form.ShipCompany.value = ShipCompany;
form.ShipAddress1.value = ShipAddress1;
form.ShipAddress2.value = ShipAddress2;
form.ShipCity.value = ShipCity;
form.ShipZip.value = ShipZip;
form.ShipState.selectedIndex = ShipStateIndex;
form.ShipConfirm.checked = ShipConfirm;
}
}
function validateForm(contact)
{
if(""==document.forms.contact.shipfirst.value)
{
alert("Please enter your full name.");
return false;
}
if(""==document.forms.contact.shiplast.value)
{
alert("Please enter your last name.");
return false;
}
if(""==document.forms.contact.shipemail.value)
{
alert("Please enter your email address.");
return false;
}
if(""==document.forms.contact.shipcompany.value)
{
alert("Please enter your company name.");
return false;
}
if(""==document.forms.contact.shipaddress1.value)
{
alert("Please enter your address.");
return false;
}
if(""==document.forms.contact.shipaddress2.value)
{
alert("Please enter your address.");
return false;
}
if(""==document.forms.contact.shipcity.value)
{
alert("Please enter your city.");
return false;
}
if(""==document.forms.contact.shipzip.value)
{
alert("Please enter your zip.");
return false;
}
if(""==document.forms.contact.shipstate.value)
{
alert("Please enter your state.");
return false;
}
}
// Stop hiding from incompatible browsers -->
</script>
</head>
<body>
<center>
<form name="contact" method="post" action=""
onSubmit="return validateForm(contact);">
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" width="400">
<tr bgcolor="#003399">
<td colspan=2 width="100%" bgcolor="#003399">
<b><font color=white size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Billing Information</font></b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">First Name:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="15" maxlength="50" name="BillFirst">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Last Name:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="15" maxlength="50" name="BillLast">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">E-Mail:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="15" name="BillEmail">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Company:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="25" maxlength="100" name="BillCompany">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Address:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="40" maxlength="35" name="BillAddress1">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="40" maxlength="35" name="BillAddress2">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">City:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="25" maxlength="21" name="BillCity">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">State:</font>
</td>
<td>
<select name="BillState">
<option selected>
<option value="AL">ALABAMA
<option value="AK">ALASKA
<option value="AZ">ARIZONA
<option value="AR">ARKANSAS
<option value="CA">CALIFORNIA
<option value="CO">COLORADO
<option value="CT">CONNECTICUT
<option value="DE">DELAWARE
<option value="FL">FLORIDA
<option value="GA">GEORGIA
<option value="HI">HAWAII
<option value="ID">IDAHO
<option value="IL">ILLINOIS
<option value="IN">INDIANA
<option value="IA">IOWA
<option value="KS">KANSAS
<option value="KY">KENTUCKY
<option value="LA">LOUISIANA
<option value="ME">MAINE
<option value="MD">MARYLAND
<option value="MA">MASSACHUSETTS
<option value="MI">MICHIGAN
<option value="MN">MINNESOTA
<option value="MS">MISSISSIPPI
<option value="MO">MISSOURI
<option value="MT">MONTANA
<option value="NE">NEBRASKA
<option value="NV">NEVADA
<option value="NH">NEW HAMPSHIRE
<option value="NJ">NEW JERSEY
<option value="NM">NEW MEXICO
<option value="NY">NEW YORK
<option value="NC">NORTH CAROLINA
<option value="ND">NORTH DAKOTA
<option value="OH">OHIO
<option value="OK">OKLAHOMA
<option value="OR">OREGON
<option value="PA">PENNSYLVANIA
<option value="RI">RHODE ISLAND
<option value="SC">SOUTH CAROLINA
<option value="SD">SOUTH DAKOTA
<option value="TN">TENNESSEE
<option value="TX">TEXAS
<option value="UT">UTAH
<option value="VT">VERMONT
<option value="VA">VIRGINIA
<option value="WA">WASHINGTON
<option value="DC">WASHINGTON, D.C.
<option value="WV">WEST VIRGINIA
<option value="WI">WISCONSIN
<option value="WY">WYOMING
</select>
<input type="text" size="10" maxlength="10" name="BillZip">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=2 align=center>
<input type="checkbox" name="BillConfirm" selected> <font face="arial, helvetica" size="-2">Send confirmation email via
email</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#003399">
<td colspan=2 width="100%" bgcolor="#003399">
<b><font color=white size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Shipping Information</font></b>
<font color=white size="-2" face="arial, helvetica">
(Check to use Billing Information: <input type="checkbox" name="copy"
OnClick="javascript:ShipToBillPerson(this.form);" value="checkbox"> )
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">First Name:</font></td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="15" maxlength="50" name="ShipFirst">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Last Name:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="15" maxlength="50" name="ShipLast">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">E-Mail:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="15" name="ShipEmail">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Company:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="25" maxlength="100" name="ShipCompany">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Address:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="40" maxlength="35" name="ShipAddress1">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="40" maxlength="35" name="ShipAddress2">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">City:</font>
</td>
<td>
<input type="text" size="25" maxlength="21" name="ShipCity">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">State:</font>
</td>
<td>
<select name="ShipState">
<option selected>
<option value="AL">ALABAMA
<option value="AK">ALASKA
<option value="AZ">ARIZONA
<option value="AR">ARKANSAS
<option value="CA">CALIFORNIA
<option value="CO">COLORADO
<option value="CT">CONNECTICUT
<option value="DE">DELAWARE
<option value="FL">FLORIDA
<option value="GA">GEORGIA
<option value="HI">HAWAII
<option value="ID">IDAHO
<option value="IL">ILLINOIS
<option value="IN">INDIANA
<option value="IA">IOWA
<option value="KS">KANSAS
<option value="KY">KENTUCKY
<option value="LA">LOUISIANA
<option value="ME">MAINE
<option value="MD">MARYLAND
<option value="MA">MASSACHUSETTS
<option value="MI">MICHIGAN
<option value="MN">MINNESOTA
<option value="MS">MISSISSIPPI
<option value="MO">MISSOURI
<option value="MT">MONTANA
<option value="NE">NEBRASKA
<option value="NV">NEVADA
<option value="NH">NEW HAMPSHIRE
<option value="NJ">NEW JERSEY
<option value="NM">NEW MEXICO
<option value="NY">NEW YORK
<option value="NC">NORTH CAROLINA
<option value="ND">NORTH DAKOTA
<option value="OH">OHIO
<option value="OK">OKLAHOMA
<option value="OR">OREGON
<option value="PA">PENNSYLVANIA
<option value="RI">RHODE ISLAND
<option value="SC">SOUTH CAROLINA
<option value="SD">SOUTH DAKOTA
<option value="TN">TENNESSEE
<option value="TX">TEXAS
<option value="UT">UTAH
<option value="VT">VERMONT
<option value="VA">VIRGINIA
<option value="WA">WASHINGTON
<option value="DC">WASHINGTON, D.C.
<option value="WV">WEST VIRGINIA
<option value="WI">WISCONSIN
<option value="WY">WYOMING
</select>
<input type="text" size="10" maxlength="10" name="ShipZip">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=2 align=center>
<input type="checkbox" name="ShipConfirm" selected> <font face="arial, helvetica" size="-2">Send confirmation email via
email</font>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=2 align=center>
<input type="reset" value="Reset">
</td>
</tr>
<tr bgcolor="#003399">
<td colspan=2 width="100%" bgcolor="#003399">
<b><font color=white size="-1" face="arial, helvetica">Hand Tools</font></b>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100" valign="top" rowspan="2"><label for="item">Item Purchased</label></td>
<td valign="top" rowspan="2"><select name="item" id="item">
<option>Planes</option>
<option>Gouges</option>
<option>Hammers</option>
<option>Chisels</option>
<option>Saws</option>
<option>Screwdrivers</option>
</select>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan=2 align=center>
<input type="submit" value="Submit">
</td>
</tr
</table>
</form>
</center>
</body>
</html>