Requiredfield validator

[Elliot Rodriguez]

Sean:

I would use a CustomValidator for this. Using JavaScript its really easy to
detect if the first item in the dropdown box is selected.

Something like:

function isFirstPicked()
{
if (document.formname.dropdownlistname.selectedIndex == 0)
{
return false;
}
}

tie the function into your CustomValidator and you should be good to go.

HTH
--
Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
*** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***



"Sean" <ssmith@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I have 2 buttons A and B, textbox C and dropdown list D. When A is

clicked,

> C is required field. When B is clicked, C and D are required fields. There
> is a dummy entry "please select" in the dropdown list. When B is clicked,

D

> can't be the dummy option.
>
> I wonder what is the best practice for this case? I was thinking to use
> server-side validation for these controls, and created 2 RequiredField
> Validators and set them TRUE at designer. Is there anybody who can

enlighten

> me? Thanks.
>
>
>

[Sean]

I got the idea. Thank you.

"Elliot Rodriguez" <elliotmrodriguez@hotspammyspammail.com> wrote in message
news:#uHaOb3VDHA.2248@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

> Sean:
>
> I would use a CustomValidator for this. Using JavaScript its really easy

to

> detect if the first item in the dropdown box is selected.
>
> Something like:
>
> function isFirstPicked()
> {
> if (document.formname.dropdownlistname.selectedIndex == 0)
> {
> return false;
> }
> }
>
> tie the function into your CustomValidator and you should be good to go.
>
> HTH
> --
> Elliot M. Rodriguez, MCSD
> *** It would take 227 cans of Mountain Dew to kill me***
>
>
>
> "Sean" <ssmith@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:OF3o%23k2VDHA.2168@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

> > Hi,
> >
> > I have 2 buttons A and B, textbox C and dropdown list D. When A is

> clicked,

> > C is required field. When B is clicked, C and D are required fields.

There

> > is a dummy entry "please select" in the dropdown list. When B is

clicked,

> D

> > can't be the dummy option.
> >
> > I wonder what is the best practice for this case? I was thinking to use
> > server-side validation for these controls, and created 2 RequiredField
> > Validators and set them TRUE at designer. Is there anybody who can

> enlighten

> > me? Thanks.
> >
> >
> >

>
>