Need script to force text entry

Question

I have
a form that I need to require that two text fields be
user entered before they click my email send button. I am
not using a submit buttun. Is there a script that I can use to stop them if they do not enter some text in those two fields?

Answer 1

Set the fields that you want to force to be filled as User Entered Required (on theObject/Value tab under the TYpe dropdown). This makes the fields required. Now modify the code on your email button to do this:
if (form1.execValidate() == true){
     var oDoc = event.target;
      oDoc.mailDoc()
} else {
      app.alert("There are mandatory fields not field yet!")
     app.runtimeHighlight = true;
Where form1 is the root node (in the hierarchy of your form). In the else portion I put a message box there just to show you how it works. Note that the product will generate a default message as well. The app.runtimeHighlight will turn on the field highlighting and will mark and required field in a red border.
Paul