Form entries are incomplete or invalid - CF Admin Setting Cure ??

Greetings all!

In CF 4.51 the following validation code:

"<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="minPermSal_range" VALUE="MAX=999999;MIN=10000">"

Produced the server side response if your field entry was invalid:

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Form Entries Incomplete or Invalid

One or more problems exist with the data you have entered.

The value entered for the Minpermsal field must be between 10000 and 999999 (your entry was 5).

Use the Back button on your web browser to return to the previous page and correct the listed problems.

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In CF2023 we get:

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Form entries are incomplete or invalid.

"<ul><li>The range for the MINPERMSAL field ('5') must have numeric values. </li></ul> Go <a href="javascript&colon;history.back()">back</a> and correct the problem."

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To begin with the validation message is incorrect the field in question is defined as a VARCHAR field both in SQL/Server & in CF.

That aside, I don't suppose there is a CF Admin setting that I missed that would have this function as it did in 4.51?

I took a look at other previous posts involving "Form Entries" & I suspect there is not. If not, I guess I will need to wirte a ton of JS validation code to replace what was a relatively simple way of validating entry fields. <sigh/ugh>

As always, thanks in advance for any help.