Javascript onsubmit() doesn't fire WTF?

[GilBates]

I was kind of expecting to see a "test" message pop up when I clicked the submit button, but NNNNOOOOOOOOOOO ! wtf gives?

<form method="post" onsubmit="javas cript:window.al ert('test');" action="http://www.botworks.co m/local/BWIForm.pl" target=_blank name="BWIForm" >
<input type=hidden name="BWI_last_ mode" value="review">
<input type=hidden name="BWI_actio n" value="Search">
<select name="BWI_table _name">
<option value="book">bo ok
<option value="Content" >Content
... lots more options here...
<option value="UserClas s">UserClass
<option value="Voluntee rProfile">Volun teerProfile
</select>
<input type=submit value="ReFORM&t rade;">
</form>

[iam_clint]

<form onbeforesubmit= "alert('test'); ">

[acoder]

<form onbeforesubmit= "alert('test'); ">

Does onbeforesubmit exist? Or is it IE only?

I think the onsubmit is fine too.

<form ... onsubmit="return test()">

and test() would contain alert, etc.