How to disable 'Enter' key

[Pedro Filipowsky]

I have a form which the user fills out on the web, but whenever they press the 'Enter' or 'Return' key it executes the "Submit" action (which actually edits a record in the database.) I really only want the form submitted by clicking the "Submit" button.

Is there any way of disabling the 'enter' key from executing the submit action?

[IrongateMachine]

Couple of options, check them out see if any work for you...

add this javascript:

<script language="JavaScript">

function disableEnterKey()

{

if (window.event.keyCode == 13) window.event.keyCode = 0;

}

</script>

then add onKeyPress="disableEnterKey()" to your form tag

like so:

<FORM NAME="QTY" ACTION=FMPro METHOD=post onKeyPress="disableEnterKey()">

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex16/disableenter.htm

http://forums.devshed.com/archive/1/2001/10/4/24642

http://developer.irt.org/script/2066.htm

Since you're looking for a form solution rather that a filemaker solution, there is quite a bit of info out there. Just use google and search for it. Thats what I did to find those links. Hope you can find one of them to be useful!

[Unable]

Note: this is in response to Pedro

On behalf of the Psychic Procrastinators I sense that you are using IWP (Intuitive Web Publishing). The links provided by IrongateMachine are very interesting, but how are you going to insert the JavaScript into a form which is generated "on the fly"?

re: Is there any way ...

Ya, sure. It's called CWP.

Have a happy Thanksgiving, then get to work.

[Garry Claridge]

You can also take control of what happens whenever the "Enter Key" is pressed, when a Form has Focus. This can be done by the use of Javascript functions and the "onsubmit=" parameter of the <form> tag.

All the best.

Garry