Larry, First, this <cfinput> is inside of a <cfform> and not just a <form> tag, otherwise, the 'required' attribute will not take affect. Second, you may need to trim(SESSION.User.INSTITUT) the session variable before dropping into the 'value' attribute.
hth Charlie Hanlon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephens, Larry V" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:41 PM Subject: <cfinput> problem > <cfinput type="text" name="INSTITUT" size="40" > value="#SESSION.User.INSTITUT#" maxlength="75" required="yes" message="You > must enter your organization."> > > Why is "required" not being enforced? It has worked in other pieces of > code. > > I could understand it if the variable had data in it but in an instance > where we have a new registrant SESSION.User.INSTITUT is set to "" Is the > very fact that I have a value= statement bypassing the required statement? > > > > > Larry V. Stephens > Office of Risk Management > 812-855-9758 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:230440 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54