'confirm' woes

Why does this not work as expected? I cannot see my error:


function validate() {
if (nomin.nommers.options[0].value = 0) {
confirm('You choose to Abstain.\n This will conclude your voting for THIS
committee!');
}
}

The confirm pops up with 'OK' and 'Cancel' but they don't really seem to
mean what they say. I've played variously with event.returnValue=true/false
and can create different behaviors, but none that I am looking for.

I want the person to click OK to continue with the operation in question,
and Cancel to back out of it. Of course.

thanks -

Regards,
Michael Gerholdt
SUNY College at Fredonia

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