Trying to make CFSELECT TAG required field

Forum|Forum|19 years ago
January 10, 2007
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Anyone know why the validation is not working?

<cfselect name="org" required="yes" validateat="server">
<option value="">Select Below</option>
<option value="test">Test</option>
<option value="test">Test1</option>
<option value="test">Test2</option>
</cfselect>

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Ricky-bMXjEY

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Easiest Way

isn't the answer because cf ignores the "required" because there is a value in the list that was populated with the query..

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Not an answer that I can act on so it would be helpful if someone pointed me to an example so has some direction.

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Not an answer

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Dan_Bracuk

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quote:

Originally posted by: Ricky
Easiest Way

isn't the answer because cf ignores the "required" because there is a value in the list that was populated with the query..

Next Easiest Way
Not an answer that I can act on so it would be helpful if someone pointed me to an example so has some direction.

Hardest Way
Not an answer

I learned to write javascript by buying the book, "Teach Yourself Javascript in 24 Hours" by SAMS publishing. Since it sounds like this is not one of your strengths, you might consider a similar approach.

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Dan_Bracuk

Inspiring

The concept of a required attribute of a cfselect tag is misleading at best because the field will always have a value when the form is submitted. It might not have the value you want, but it will have a value. There are three ways to handle this:

Easiest Way
Only include options that you want selected. In other words don't have this:
<option value="">Select Below</option>

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Write code on your action page to handle values you didn't want selected.

Hardest Way
Write javascript on your form page to handle values you didn't want selected.

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c_wigginton

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The javascript for the cfselect has issues. I've got a blog entry on this (with a fix) at

http://www.intersuite.com/client/index.cfm/2005/9/19/cfselect-mod