What gives with enter key, php, submit

Anon

Hello,
I have been researching my problem but can get the answer.

here the situation:
1. I have form
2. php is validating the form
3. I DO NOT WANT the 'enter key' to submit the form.
4. I ONLY want the form to be submitted by pressing the submit button.

Here is my shorten code that does not work in the above manner.

Thansk for your help
Larry

<body>
<?php

--initialize all page & form variables---

if ($sendorder = 'Send' && $HTTP_POST_VARS) { ---do my validating--- }
else
--- do nothing ----

--- start the from and all the html code ----
<form name="order_form" method="post" action="<?= $PHP_SELF ?>">

---all the stuff in between----

veron

Pressing the enter key with a form element in focus is the same as clicking the submit button. The only way to keep the browser from submitting on enter is to remove the submit button. I would recomment replacing it with a input type="button" with javascript onclick submittion.