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problem with confirm()

added onclick=”confirm(‘u sure?’)” to a form submit button, but when they press cancel it still sends the form data. how do i set it so that when they press cancel it doesn’t send the data and just return to the page?

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@CharlesJul 15.2005 — <form action="some-script.pl" onsubmit="return comfirm('Do you really think that you are ready?')">
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@gameguy43authorJul 16.2005 — doesn't work, it just sends the data without even prompting a confirmation window
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@BeachSideJul 16.2005 — That's because you have to spell it correctly...
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</i>&lt;form action="some-script.pl" onsubmit="return confirm('Do you really think that you are ready?')"&gt;
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