// JavaScript Document function get_month_name (month_num) { // Set value of date of news release. // If 0 is passed in, it means that the user set a value for the day or the year without setting a value for the month. The user will need to set a value // for the month (before he/she clicks Submit). Function Validate_Release_Entry_Form will ensure that the user enters a month. switch (month_num) { case "0": name_of_month = ""; break; case "1": name_of_month = "January"; break; case "2": name_of_month = "February"; break; case "3": name_of_month = "March"; break; case "4": name_of_month = "April"; break; case "5": name_of_month = "May"; break; case "6": name_of_month = "June"; break; case "7": name_of_month = "July"; break; case "8": name_of_month = "August"; break; case "9": name_of_month = "September"; break; case "10": name_of_month = "October"; break; case "11": name_of_month = "November"; break; case "12": name_of_month = "December"; break; } return (name_of_month); } function get_month_abbrev (month_num) { // Returns abbreviation associated with month number. switch (month_num) { case "1": name_of_month = "jan"; break; case "2": name_of_month = "feb"; break; case "3": name_of_month = "mar"; break; case "4": name_of_month = "apr"; break; case "5": name_of_month = "may"; break; case "6": name_of_month = "jun"; break; case "7": name_of_month = "july"; break; case "8": name_of_month = "aug"; break; case "9": name_of_month = "sept"; break; case "10": name_of_month = "oct"; break; case "11": name_of_month = "nov"; break; case "12": name_of_month = "dec"; break; } return (name_of_month); } function get_portion_of_item (fieldname, fielditem) { // Returns portion of fieldname after fielditem. For example, assume the following: // fieldname.value is apr_05/test.jpg // this function is called in this manner: // get_portion_of_item (photo_filename, "/") // the function returns test.jpg var entire_fieldname_length; // length of fieldname(15) var array_location_of_fielditem; // location of fielditem within fieldname (6) var returned_portion_start_location; // array location of 1st character that will be returned (7) var returned_portion_end_location; // array location of last character that will be returned (14) var length_of_returned_portion; // length of item that will be returned (8) // length of fieldname entire_fieldname_length = fieldname.value.length; // location of fielditem within fieldname array_location_of_fielditem = fieldname.value.indexOf(fielditem); returned_portion_end_location = (entire_fieldname_length - 1); returned_portion_start_location = array_location_of_fielditem + 1; returned_portion_length = returned_portion_end_location - returned_portion_start_location + 1; return (fieldname.value.substring(returned_portion_start_location, entire_fieldname_length) ); } function set_photo_filename() { var month_abbrev, short_year, filename_only; month_abbrev = get_month_abbrev(news_release.month_of_news_release.value); short_year = news_release.year_of_news_release.value.substring(2, 5); if (news_release.photo_filename.value != "") { filename_only = get_portion_of_item(news_release.photo_filename, "/"); news_release.photo_filename.value = month_abbrev + news_release.day_of_news_release.value + "_" + short_year + "/" + filename_only; } else news_release.photo_filename.value = month_abbrev + news_release.day_of_news_release.value + "_" + short_year + "/"; } function Validate_Release_Entry_Form(news_release) { with (news_release) { var form_valid_so_far; var filename_only, curr_year; filename_only = get_portion_of_item(photo_filename, "/"); curr_year = year_of_news_release.value.substring(2, 5); if (reqd_value_missing (contactname1, "", "Please enter the name of the contact person for this news release.") ) return (false); if (reqd_value_missing (contactphone1, "", "Please enter the telephone number of the contact person for this news release.") ) return (false); // Ensure that the user entered a valid date for this news release. if (reqd_value_missing (month_of_news_release, "0", "Please enter the month associated with this news release.") ) return (false); if (reqd_value_missing (day_of_news_release, "0", "Please enter the day associated with this news release.") ) return (false); if (reqd_value_missing (year_of_news_release, "0", "Please enter the year associated with this news release.") ) return (false); if (date_inaccurate_format (month_of_news_release, day_of_news_release, year_of_news_release) ) return (false); if (reqd_value_missing (title, "", "Please enter the title of this news release.") ) return (false); if (reqd_value_missing (body, "", "Please enter the body of this news release.") ) return (false); if (reqd_radio_value_missing(is_cutline, "Please indicate whether this news release is a cutline.")) return (false); if (reqd_radio_value_missing(photo_present, "Please indicate whether a photograph will be displayed with this news release.")) return (false); // If a photo is present, obtain information about it. Additionally, ensure that the user did not enter information // about a photo, if no photo is present. var photo_button_selected = which_radio_button_value_was_selected (photo_present); if (photo_button_selected == "user_answered_yes") { // user indicated that there is a photograph associated with this news release. if (reqd_value_missing (photo_filename, "", "Please enter the name of the photograph associated with this news release.") ) return (false); if (reqd_value_missing (photo_alt, "", "Please enter the alt text that will be displayed with this photograph.") ) return (false); if (reqd_value_missing (photo_width, "", "Please enter the width of the photograph associated with this news release.") ) return (false); form_valid_so_far = only_valid_chars_entered ("0123456789", photo_width.value.length, photo_width.value); if (!form_valid_so_far) { alert ("The value you entered associated with the width of this photograph appears to be invalid. Please re-examine the value in this field."); return (false); } if (reqd_value_missing (photo_height, "", "Please enter the height of the photograph associated with this news release.") ) return (false); form_valid_so_far = only_valid_chars_entered ("0123456789", photo_height.value.length, photo_height.value); if (!form_valid_so_far) { alert ("The value you entered associated with the height of this photograph appears to be invalid. Please re-examine the value in this field."); return (false); } } else { // user indicated that there is no photograph associated with this news release. if (value_set_unnecessarily (photo_filename, "", "You indicated that a photograph will not be displayed with this news release. However, you have also entered a value for the name of the photograph associated with this news release. Please re-examine the value in this field.") ) return (false); if (value_set_unnecessarily (photo_alt, "", "You indicated that a photograph will not be displayed with this news release. However, you have also entered alt text to be displayed along with a photograph. Please re-examine the value in this field.") ) return (false); if (value_set_unnecessarily (photo_width, "", "You indicated that a photograph will not be displayed with this news release. However, you have also entered a value for the width of a photograph. Please re-examine the value in this field.") ) return (false); if (value_set_unnecessarily (photo_height, "", "You indicated that a photograph will not be displayed with this news release. However, you have also entered a value for the height of a photograph. Please re-examine the value in this field.") ) return (false); } } // with return (true); } // function Validate_News_Release_Entry_Form