Quick newbie question

I would like a small JavaScript to display a warning when a link is pressed
to ask the user if they are sure they want to follow the link.

This is because I am using the link to delete a record from a database using
php and mysql.

Any help would be very welcome as I hav never used JavaScript before.

Thanks

Ben

In article <3fccec0d$0$66032$65c69314 (AT) mercury (DOT) nildram.net>,
spam (AT) wrathofthebarclay (DOT) co.uk enlightened us with...

I would like a small JavaScript to display a warning when a link is pressed
to ask the user if they are sure they want to follow the link.

This is because I am using the link to delete a record from a database using
php and mysql.

Any help would be very welcome as I hav never used JavaScript before.

This is very dangerous if you don't know your users - they could easily
disable javascript or have non-js text browsers, such as lynx.
My personal way of deleting/updating records involves a confirm page
with a redirect so the users can't refresh or go back and muck things
up.

Anyway...
For modern browsers that support onClick for anchors (NN6/IE5/etc)...

<a href="someUrl" onClick="return confirm('Are you sure?');">link</a>

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"bob" <spam (AT) wrathofthebarclay (DOT) co.uk> wrote

I would like a small JavaScript to display a warning when a link is
pressed
to ask the user if they are sure they want to follow the link.

This is because I am using the link to delete a record from a database
using
php and mysql.

Any help would be very welcome as I hav never used JavaScript before.

Thanks

Ben

bob wrote:

I would like a small JavaScript to display a warning when a link is
pressed to ask the user if they are sure they want to follow the link.

onclick="return confirm('Sure?');"

This is because I am using the link to delete a record from a database
using php and mysql.

You should use POST requests if you plan to make a request which is going to
change something - so you should use a form for this, not a link.

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David Dorward <http://dorward.me.uk/>