Trying to validate a form and running into difficulty with select menus. Here is the script, the <select> fields are "status," "rank," "joined_month," and "joined_year." Basically, if the form is submitted without selecting an option in one of the boxes, variable "submit" is set to "no." What SHOULD be happening is if the user then makes a selection and submits the form again, "submit" should not equal "no" -- but it looks as though it is stuck on "no" regardless (although the warning next to the field disappears as it should). 

2. $("form#add_member").submit(function() {
3. //Hide errors
4. $("#fname_err").hide();
5. $("#lname_err").hide();
6. $("#status_err").hide();
7. $("#rank_err").hide();
8. $("#joinedMonth_err").hide();
9. $("#joinedYear_err").hide();
10. //Name Variables
11. var name_f = $("#name_f").val();
12. var name_l = $("#name_l").val();
13. var status = $("#status").val();
14. var rank = $("#rank").val();
15. var title = $("#title").val();
16. var joined_month = $("#joined_month").val();
17. var joined_year = $("#joined_year").val();
18. var submit;
19. //Validate form
20. if (name_f == "") {
21. $("input#name_f").focus();
22. $("#fname_err").show("pulsate", {times:2}, 2000);
23. submit = "no";
24. return false;
25. }
26. if (name_l == "") {
27. $("input#name_l").focus();
28. $("#lname_err").show("pulsate", {times:2}, 2000);
29. submit = "no";
30. return false;
31. }
32. if (status == "") {
33. $("#status").focus();
34. $("#status_err").show("pulsate", {times:2}, 2000);
35. submit = "no";
36. return false;
37. }
38. if (rank == "") {
39. $("#rank").focus();
40. $("#rank_err").show("pulsate", {times:2}, 2000);
41. submit = "no";
42. return false;
43. }
44. if (joined_month == "") {
45. $("#joined_month").focus();
46. $("#joinedMonth_err").show("pulsate", {times:2}, 2000);
47. submit = "no";
48. return false;
49. }
50. if (joined_year == "") {
51. $("#joined_year").focus()
52. $("#joinedYear_err").show("pulsate", {times:2}, 2000);
53. submit = "no";
54. return false;
55. }
56. //If all is good, send to PHP/Database
57. if (submit != "no") {
58. $.ajax ({
59. type: "POST",
60. url: "../includes/forms/add_member.php",
61. data: $("#form form").serialize(),
62. success: function() {
63. // Dialog
64. $("#success").dialog({
65. width: 400,
66. bgiframe: true,
67. resizable: false,
68. modal: true,
69. title: 'Member Added',
70. close: function() {
71. window.location.href = 'add_member.php';
72. },
73. overlay: {
74. backgroundColor: '#000',
75. opacity: 0.5
76. },
77. buttons: {
78. 'View Members': function() {
79. window.location.href = 'display_members.php';
80. },
81. 'Add Another': function() {
82. window.location.href = 'add_member.php';
83. }
84. }
85. });
86. }
87. });
88. }
89. return false;
90. });