If box empty use other input area

[motormichael12]

Can anyone give me a script that makes it so when using a form, if a textbox is emtpy, it uses the data from another hidden textbox?

I am not very good at scripting things for vars and ifs... so please help

something like this, even though it is wrong it is for example... pretend it is all in a form tag



<textarea name="text1"></textarea>
<div id="text1data">text1's data</div>

<script>
if "text1" value=empty
insert image into "text1data" div
</script>


then the box would use the value specified for text2 if the box "text1" is emtpy.

*CODE IN THIS POST EDITED AFTER POST NUMBER 6*

[motormichael12]

lol i cant do good scripts like that so it might be confusing... sorry

[tech_support]

<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">

function checkValues() {

formname = 'yourformname'
fieldname = 'yourfieldname'
fieldname2 = 'yourhiddenfield'
if (document.forms[formname].elements[fieldname].value=="") {

document.forms[formname].elements[fieldname].value = document.forms[formname].elements[fieldname2].value

}
else {
return;
}
}
</script>


Untested.

[motormichael12]

Couldn't get that to work.

[tech_support]

Did you enter the form name, field name and the hidden field name?

[motormichael12]

Canceled this code.

[motormichael12]

Code in 1st post now edited to meet the material I just specified

[motormichael12]

Never mind, I don't need it... I would have to put it in every area that might have the signature, and I don't want to do that... too much work.