Josh, >I wrote myself a validation CFC to handle as wide a range of form >validations as possible. > >In the form I'm submitting, I include a hidden input field that looks sorta >like this: > ><input type="hidden" name="validate_config" value=" >firstname^First Name^yes^string| >lastname^Last Name^yes^string| >email^Email^yes^email">
You should never rely on the client to provide server-side validation rules. Reponses from the client can be easily altered which could cause your server-side validation rules to be overwritten and ignored. The end user should never be able to alter server-side validation rules you need to enforce the logic of the form they're filling out. In today's plug-in based world, it far too easy for your every-day-Joe to go mucking around and changing the values of hidden form fields. -Dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:286164 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
