CGI/examples/javascript.cgi

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

# This script illustrates how to use JavaScript to validate fill-out
# forms.
use CGI qw(:standard);

# Here's the javascript code that we include in the document.
$JSCRIPT=<<EOF;
    // validate that the user is the right age.  Return
    // false to prevent the form from being submitted.
    function validateForm() {
    var today = new Date();
    var birthday = validateDate(document.form1.birthdate);
    if (birthday == 0) {
        document.form1.birthdate.focus()
        document.form1.birthdate.select();
        return false;
    }
    var milliseconds = today.getTime()-birthday;
    var years = milliseconds/(1000 * 60 * 60 * 24 * 365.25);
    if ((years > 20) || (years < 5)) {
        alert("You must be between the ages of 5 and 20 to submit this form");
        document.form1.birthdate.focus();
        document.form1.birthdate.select();
        return false;
    }
    // Since we've calculated the age in years already,
    // we might as well send it up to our CGI script.
    document.form1.age.value=Math.floor(years);
    return true;
    }

   // make sure that the contents of the supplied
   // field contain a valid date.
   function validateDate(element) {
       var date = Date.parse(element.value);
       if (0 == date) {
       alert("Please enter date in format MMM DD, YY");
       element.focus();
       element.select();
       }
       return date;
   }

   // Compliments, compliments
    function doPraise(element) {
    if (element.checked) {
        self.status=element.value + " is an excellent choice!";
        return true;
    } else {
        return false;
    }
    }

    function checkColor(element) {
    var color = element.options[element.selectedIndex].text;
    if (color == "blonde") {
        if (confirm("Is it true that blondes have more fun?"))
        alert("Darn.  That leaves me out.");
    } else
        alert(color + " is a fine choice!");
    }
EOF
    ;

# here's where the execution begins
print header;
print start_html(-title=>'Personal Profile',-script=>$JSCRIPT);

print h1("Big Brother Wants to Know All About You"),
    strong("Note: "),"This page uses JavaScript and requires ",
    "Netscape 2.0 or higher to do anything special.";

&print_prompt();
print hr;
&print_response() if param;
print end_html;

sub print_prompt {
    print start_form(-name=>'form1',
             -onSubmit=>"return validateForm()"),"\n";
    print "Birthdate (e.g. Jan 3, 1972): ",
          textfield(-name=>'birthdate',
            -onBlur=>"validateDate(this)"),"<p>\n";
    print "Sex: ",radio_group(-name=>'gender',
                  -value=>[qw/male female/],
                  -onClick=>"doPraise(this)"),"<p>\n";
    print "Hair color: ",popup_menu(-name=>'color',
                    -value=>[qw/brunette blonde red gray/],
                    -default=>'red',
                    -onChange=>"checkColor(this)"),"<p>\n";
    print hidden(-name=>'age',-value=>0);
    print submit();
    print end_form;
}

sub print_response {
    import_names('Q');
    print h2("Your profile"),
    "You claim to be a ",b($Q::age)," year old ",b($Q::color,$Q::gender),".",
    "You should be ashamed of yourself for lying so ",
    "blatantly to big brother!",
    hr;
}