Error handling and Look and feel

[mix-tape developer]

I'm developping an Error Handling Framewok and I try to display error message
in the page has occured the exception (a form for example) without changing the
look and feel (or for exaample displaying the error message above the form)!
Is it possible using cferror and not cfcatch?
If it is, please explain to me how!
thx

S@id+

[mix-tape developer]

Please help me if you know!

S@id+

[Stressed_Simon]

You are going about this entirely the wrong way. You do not really need to use
cferror or cfcatch.

cferror is to help maintain your application when an unexpected error occurs.
And cftry and catch are mainly used to cope with stuff that might not always
work.

To handle form validation, you should post the form to the submitting page.
Use cfparam to set defaults for the form varaibles. I normally use a hidden
form field to represent if the form has been submitted. Then check each field
for your chosen provisos. ie is it a valid email address, is it too long or too
short.

Sadly form validation is unavoidable in this business and you should be able
to find countless tutorials on it if you search the internet.

HTH