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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AT INTERNET on 02/12/2001 12:44 PM
Subject: Form validation without alert boxes
>1. Client side: Could someone please show me an example of doing
client-side
>form validation that doesn't use the alertbox method? It would be
nice if
>next to the input field the user would simply see red text explaining
their
>input error.
Can we say DHTML? Instead of making an alert box popup, you can
populate the field in question with a message or even hide/un-hide
text next to the field. All this without a page refresh! You could
even unhide a big flag that reads 'Hey dumbass, you forgot
something!'.
>2. Server side: How about server-side validation using CFFORM with
the same
>kind of output--is there an easy way to re-display the original form
fields
>with error messages where applicable and keeping/displaying the form
entries
>the user has properly entered?
>
if ERROR then redisplay the form with pre-populated fields.
Or, you could use <input type="hidden" name="var_required"> or even
use CFINPUT within CFFORM. Both of these will allow the user to hit
his back button to return to the form.
>I just need a solid starting point for these problems.
>
>Many thanks,
No problem.
DK
>James
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