Conditional Form Validation

Paul...ok, can you give me some tips on how to do it?

Thanks!



"Paul Whitham AdobeCommunityExpert" <design@valleybiz.net> wrote in message
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> Client side validation on dropdowns is fairly limited, and would be
> difficult to implement is the items can change positions in the list. I
> suggest that you need to handle this validation server side before the
> insert is done.
>
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> Paul Whitham
> Certified Dreamweaver MX2004 Professional
> Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver
>
> Valleybiz Internet Design
> www.valleybiz.net
>
> "Pizza Good" <pizzagood@myhouse.com> wrote in message
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>>I am using ASP/VB.
>>
>> I have a list/menu with options that populate via a DB table. For this
>> example let's keep it simple and use:
>>
>> <option value="1">Red</option>
>> <option value="2">Blue</option>
>> <option value="3">Black</option>
>> <option value="4">Green</option>
>>
>> I also have a FileField that lets them select a file to upload.
>>
>> What I need to do is make the FileField required if they select certain
>> values (lets say red and black) from the list/menu, and not required for
>> all other values.I also messed around with passing the value of the
>> list/menu populating
>> a hidden textfield on "onchange" but I still can't figure out how to make
>> the
>> Filefield required depending on the value of the hidden textfield.
>>
>> Not sure how to do this, any help would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>
>

Client side validation on dropdowns is fairly limited, and would be
difficult to implement is the items can change positions in the list. I
suggest that you need to handle this validation server side before the
insert is done.

--
Paul Whitham
Certified Dreamweaver MX2004 Professional
Adobe Community Expert - Dreamweaver

Valleybiz Internet Design
www.valleybiz.net

"Pizza Good" <pizzagood@myhouse.com> wrote in message
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>I am using ASP/VB.
>
> I have a list/menu with options that populate via a DB table. For this
> example let's keep it simple and use:
>
> <option value="1">Red</option>
> <option value="2">Blue</option>
> <option value="3">Black</option>
> <option value="4">Green</option>
>
> I also have a FileField that lets them select a file to upload.
>
> What I need to do is make the FileField required if they select certain
> values (lets say red and black) from the list/menu, and not required for
> all other values.I also messed around with passing the value of the
> list/menu populating
> a hidden textfield on "onchange" but I still can't figure out how to make
> the
> Filefield required depending on the value of the hidden textfield.
>
> Not sure how to do this, any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>