HTML page filed not populated, how to alert user

A field in the self services launch page is populated by a fex (using on table hold xxx xml) method. Since the report server requires signon so a user normally passing thru a sigon page.
HOwever, this particular page may be saved in the IE favourite and being clicked during next session. In this case, the field mentioned will be blank.
I looked at the HTML of this page, and would like to add a alert pop up if the field is blank after the page is loaded (before clicking the submit button).
I couldn't figure out how to do that, what to add. Can you help>

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Francis Mariani

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Here's some code that should help:

-DEFAULT &FIELD1 = '';

-HTMLFORM BEGIN
<html>
<head>
<script language="JavaScript">
var wfField1 = '!IBI.AMP.FIELD1;';

function Init()
{
if (wfField1 == '' || wfField1 == ' ')
  {
  alert('-----------------------\nFIELD1 is blank\n-----------------------');
  }
}
</script>

<title>Test</title>
</head>

<body onload="Init();">

This is a test
</body>
</html>
-HTMLFORM END

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Oh, and it would be nice if you set the Signature field in your Profile to the WebFOCUS release, OS Platform, etc. You get to your Profile here:
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Thanks. Since I'm using Developer Studio to generate the html page, what do you think I can do?
Fex and html follow:

-* File tstloadit.fex
TABLE FILE STUDENT
PRINT
STUD_ID
IF STUD_YR_SEM EQ &YRSEM
IF RECORDLIMIT EQ 1
END


< !-- Generated by Report Layout Painter -->
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<script id=IBI_OptionsScript type=text/javascript>
var rltVersion = "76";
var cgipath = "cgipath";
var ibirls = "ibirls2";

var rltdyncalendar = "rltdyncalendar";
var olap="olap";
var olappanebase="olappanebase";
var olapdrill="olapdrill";

var ibixmltree="ibixmltree";

var ibiOptions = new Array(cgipath,ibirls);
</SCRIPT>

<script id=IBI_nls src="/ibi_html/javaassist/nls.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT>

<script id=IBI_ibigbl src="/ibi_html/javaassist/ibi/html/js/ibigbl.js" type=text/javascript></SCRIPT>

<script id=IBI_ibigblloadCss type=text/javascript>
ibigblloadCss(null);</SCRIPT>

<script id=IBI_RelCallBack type=text/javascript>function AdjustChildrenPosition(){
}
</SCRIPT>
<TITLE>HtmlPage</TITLE>
<script id=clientEventHandlersJS type=text/javascript>
//Begin function window_onload
function window_onload() {
UpdateData();
// TODO: Add your event handler code here
}
//End function window_onload

//Begin function button1_OnClick
function button1_OnClick(ctrl) {
// TODO: Add your event handler code here
OnExecute(ctrl)
}
//End function button1_OnClick
</SCRIPT>

<script for=window eventname="onload">window.onload = function() { window_onload(); }</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY style="OVERFLOW: auto" edaconnectionrequired="true">
<INPUT language=java_script id=button1 style="Z-INDEX: 1; LEFT: 370px; WIDTH: 90px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 188px; HEIGHT: 30px" onclick=button1_OnClick[this) tabIndex=1 type=button value=Button name=button1 requests_list="0">
<SPAN id=text1 style="Z-INDEX: 2; LEFT: 370px; WIDTH: 80px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 110px; HEIGHT: 16px" tabIndex=2>YRSEM</SPAN>
<SELECT id=edit1 style="LEFT: 370px; WIDTH: 170px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: 146px" tabIndex=3 size=1 name=YRSEM ibiapp_app="dkwantst vmstemp baseapp" ibic_server="EDASERVE" displayfield vspace="0" indeterminate="false" accept="0" CHECKED="false" width="0" loop="1" maxLength="2147483647" hspace="0" height="53047196" readOnly="false" start="fileopen" labelid="text1" addalloption="0" datasource="findyysa.fex" requiredfield="1469754" datatype="1" datafieldtype="INTIGER" sourcetype="typeFex"></SELECT>
<INPUT id=layoutinfo style="LEFT: -100px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: -100px" type=hidden inputcontrolids="edit1">
<INPUT id=ibiapp_app style="LEFT: -100px; POSITION: absolute; TOP: -100px" type=hidden value="dkwantst vmstemp baseapp" name=ibiapp_app>
<xml id=ibi_requests>
<requests>
<request requestid="0" sourcetype="typeFex" targettype="0" targetname="" ibif_ex="tstloadit.fex" ibic_server="EDASERVE" ibiapp_app="dkwantst vmstemp baseapp">
<variables>
<variable field="YRSEM" file="student.mas" desc="YRSEM" datatype="0" operation="" default="" name="YRSEM" textvarname="" accept="0" type="unresolved" select="0" min="" max="" controltype="7" create="1"></variable></variables></request></requests>
</xml></BODY></HTML>

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I wonder what I did wrong. Please advice.
I updated the profile and turn n the signature, but the info still not showing up in the post.

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1) If you updated the Signature field of the Profile form, it should show up if you left the Signature checkbox on the "Post a Reply" window checked.

2) When you post code, particularly HTML, please put the code between code tags - the quickest way to do this is to click the

button. This will add the open code/close code tags - paste your code between these tags.

3) I don't use Developer Studio to generate HTML pages, but I think you'll have to add the alert manually.

Something like:

<body onlick="if ('!IBI.AMP.&YRSEM;' == '' || '!IBI.AMP.&YRSEM;' == ' ') alert('YRSEM is blank');">

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You can put your code inside the functions window_onload() and onInitialUpdate(). You can put alerts in the functions to see the timing of when they are being called.

The window_onload() is called when the page is starting to initialize.

The onInitialUpdate() is called when the page has completed loading. I have used it to call the buttone_click() function to simulate the user clicking the submit button immediately after the page is loaded. This function I believe was added as a patch to 7.6.2. You might be able to work with support to get the patch into your verison.

Hope that helps.

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Prakash
Thank. Where I can find onInitialUpdate()?

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