Dynamic Validation of Required Fields

[bifnaked99]

I am currently using a standard HTML form in which a user must enter certain
data (required). The form has 2 submit buttons, 1 of which changes the default
form action to go to a different page. This second submit button does not
require the same information to be passed as the standard form. I am trying to
move to using cfforms for better data validation, but I am having difficulty
turning off the unnecessary required fields for the second submit button.

Any ideas?

[bigdawg_ruff]

Bif, you will have to create separate functions for each submit button, then
pass variables created from those functions to a third (Submit) function:
<input type="Submit" name="subform" value="Save" onclick="maketrue();" >
<input type="Submit" name="subform1" value="Publish" onclick="checklesson();">
clicking on either one of these buttons will cause the onclick function and
the submit function to execute

Create the functions
<script language="VBScript">
lesson=True \\SETS THE PARAMETERS EQUAL TO TRUE, THESE WILL BE USED TO SUBMIT
THE FORM
titlecheck=True

Function checklesson()
If frmlesson.txttitle.value="" Then \\IF A FORM FIELD IS LEFT NULL
msgbox "Required Field: Lesson Title",48,"Lessons Learned
Tool"
frmlesson.txttitle.focus()
lesson=False
titlecheck=False
Exit Function
Else
titlecheck=True
lesson=True
End If
End Function
\\NOTICE THIS FUNCTION DOES NOT STOP FORM SUBMISSION

Function maketrue()
lesson=True
titlecheck=True
End Function

Function frmlesson_onsubmit()
If frmlesson.txttitle.value="" AND titlecheck=True Then
msgbox "Required Field: Lesson Title",48,"Lessons Learned Tool"
frmlesson.txttitle.focus()
frmlesson_onsubmit=False
Exit Function
End If
If lesson=False Then
frmlesson_onsubmit=False
Exit Function
End If
End Function
</script>

EACH FUNCTION WILL SET THE "titlecheck" OR "lesson" VARIABLE EQUAL TO
TRUE/FALSE IF NECESSARY, THEN THE FINAL FUNCTION IS USED WHEN THE FORM IS
SUBMITTED. YOU MUST PLACE THE TRUE/FALSE VARIABLES AND FUNCTIONS CAREFULLY
BASED UPON HOW THE USER WILL USE THE PAGE. USER COULD CLICK THE SECOND BUTTON,
THEN CLICK THE FIRST ONE AND BASED UPON THE PLACEMENT IN THE VB SCRIPT, IT
COULD CAUSE THE FORM TO SUBMIT WHEN IT SHOULD NOT