Function triggering before I select a date in datepicker

[jason_kelly]

Hello,

I really need the help of the experts on here.

When I call the function v9_insert_comments('1') the alert(sdate) triggers before I even get to select a date in the datepicker.

My goal is to have the v9_insert_comments() check to see if the sdate is null or not. If its null then just { return } if not { do something else }.

The current case if that sdate is always null because the datepicker never gets a chance to set it.

var sdate 
 
//======================================================================== 
  function v9_insert_comments(x) { 
//======================================================================== 
 
    if (x == 1) { 
            select_date() 
            alert(sdate) 
    } 
 
 
}//end of function 
 
 
//======================================================================== 
  function select_date() { 
//======================================================================== 
    $('#dd').dialog({ 
        autoOpen: true, 
        modal: true, 
        overlay: { 
            opacity: 0.5, 
            background: 'black' 
        }, 
        title: "title", 
        height: 265, 
        width: 235, 
        draggable: false, 
        resizable: false 
 
    }); //end of dialog 
 
    $('#d1').datepicker({ 
        onSelect: function() { 
            sdate = $(this).val(); 
            $("#dd").dialog("close"); 
 
        } 
    }); 
 
} //end of function