Comparing password values in two fields to match

I have searched the forums and found a few threads on this but it looks like there are still no clear answers or solutions and it's still very confusing .

I need to compare two password fields to make sure they match each other.

Has it been determined what is the best way to do this. I am using Chronoforms in place of Joomla registration and have it all working except for this.

I have found these threads which make no sense to me as there are so many variations of the code people are trying to use:

http://www.chronoengine.com/forums/index.php?option=com_chronoforums&cont=posts&f=2&t=10407&p=10488&hilit=compare+value
http://www.chronoengine.com/forums/index.php?option=com_chronoforums&cont=posts&f=2&t=10863&p=12141&hilit=password

Thank you.

Hi brewster,

have you tried the JS hack in the first link you added ?

you can try this code at the server side validation box too :


http://www.chronoengine.com/forums/index.php?option=com_chronoforums&cont=posts&f=5&t=10553&start=45#p14202

change don't to do not please

When you say the JS hack do you mean the mootools file alteration? I cannot tell by looking at the forum what has worked and what has not for people so it's like trying to get a needle from a haystack as there are several posts with slightly different versions of the same code.

I tried the PHP code you posted but got an error:

Fatal error: Class 'JRequest' not found in /home/unidesk/public_html/components/com_chronocontact/chronocontact.php(401) : eval()'d code on line 3

I am putting the code where it says:

On Submit code - before sending email:
(may contain valid PHP code in PHP tags

I should add that I am using Joomla 1.0.15 so I am not sure this method will work.

I see, the PHP code is for Chronoforms J1.5 V3.0, your only hope now is the JS one at the first link, please follow posts from this one :
http://www.chronoengine.com/forums/index.php?option=com_chronoforums&cont=posts&f=2&t=10407&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=compare+value#p10410

tell the user confirms it works!

let me know!

Cheers

Max

or why don't you omit Chronoforms validation and use a simple JS alert box and it will work perfectly and easier to do ?

or why don't you omit Chronoforms validation and use a simple JS alert box and it will work perfectly and easier to do ?

yes I could just like the default joomla does but it kind of would be nice to use mootools. Maybe you could build field comparing in to the next version of CForms.

I got this to work, crude but functional:

function checkForm(form)
{

if(form.password.value != form.password2.value)  {
alert("Your passwords must match in both fields");
     return false;
  }

else
 return true;

}

and then putting this in form tag attachment:

onSubmit="return checkForm(this)"

Great, at the next version I will try to add this but I'm planning to add a plain alert box validation too because at some cases the current one breaks the layout or moves fields.

Cheers

Max