formActivitySwitch.cfm

<span class="formSectionTitle">Add an Activity/Session</span>
<div class="form">
	<script language="JavaScript">
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			var beginRequestAlertGeneric = "Please choose ";
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			var beginInvalidAlert = " is an invalid ";
			var endInvalidAlert = "!";
			var beginFormatAlert = "  Use this format: ";

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				//  alert("I am valid!"); //remove this when you use the code
				return true; //change this to return true
			}
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	</script>
	<form action="addActivity.cfm"
		  method="post"
		  name="addActivity"
		  onSubmit="JavaScript:return validateForm(this);">
		<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
			<tr valign="top">
				<td align="right"><input name="exe" type="radio" value="addActSess"></td>
				<td>Add a new instructional activity</td>
			</tr>
			<tr valign="top">
				<td align="right"><input name="exe" type="radio" value="addSess"></td>
				<td>Add a new session to an existing instructional activity</td>
			</tr>
		</table>
	</div>
	<div class="controlArea">
		<table align="center">
			<tr valign="top">
				<td><input type="button" class="mainControl" onClick="JavaScript:history.back();"  value="&lt;&lt; Back"></td>
				<td><input type="submit" class="mainControl" value="Next &gt;&gt;"></td>
			</tr>
		</table>
	</form>
	</div>
</table>