I think the biggest problem is your invalid submit element:

<input type="submit" value="Submit" onsubmit=">

When you're making any sort of CGI program, especially one that uses JavaScript, you should do the following to debug:

  1. Connect to the CGI
  2. View the source.
  3. Look over the source for properly formed and valid HTML.
  4. Look over the enclosed JavaScript for proper validity. (or run it through a browser that will give good error messages on javascript problems)

That being said, you can never depend on a user having javascript turned on. If there is some sort of validation going on in the form, you should also validate it in the form backend, to make sure that the values are what you expect. (it may be that someone has JS turned off, or someone may be malicious and connect directly to your backend to try to force bad data on you).

In reply to Re: How to validate the form in CGI by jhourcle
in thread How to validate the form in CGI by gube

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