# Using javascript to submit a SPRY validated form

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-javascript-to-submit-a-spry-validated-form/255431>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [March 22, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-javascript-to-submit-a-spry-validated-form/255431 "2008-03-22T15:09:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![tanel96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@tanel96](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tanel96)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2008, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-javascript-to-submit-a-spry-validated-form/255431/1 "2008-03-22T15:09:15Z")

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I have a basic html form and some spry validation to check for proper email addresses and phone numbers. Everything works fine when i try to submit the form with a “standard” button like this:

```auto

<input type="submit" name="button" id="button" value="Submit" />

```

but when i use something like this:

```auto

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">
function submitForm()
{
 document.forms['myForm'].submit();
}
</script>
<input type="button2" name="Submit" id="button2" value="Submit" onclick="submitForm();" />

```

Then it submits the form BUT doesn’t check for validation any more… why is that ?