Phillip, If you don't like CFFORM, take a look at qForms: http://www.pengoworks.com/qforms/
Here's an example of what you're trying to do done in qForms: http://www.pengoworks.com/qforms/docs/examples/n-related_selectboxes.htm The validation portion is actually all done w/the following code: // initialize the qForm object objForm = new qForm("frmExample"); // make these fields required objForm.required("Sport,Division,Team"); The rest of the JS shows off how you can do n-Related selects. -Dan >-----Original Message----- >From: Phillip Molaro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 2:56 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: CFSELECT (I hate CFFORM) > >You can do server side validation and it will catch the errors, BUT it does >NOT pop up a javascript box like the inline required="yes" feature does. >What it does is loads a blank page with a plain gray box and it has your >message. > >What you have to do is to put in your select field, then add two hidden >fields. The name of each MUST match the name of your select box field. >Then, to that name you append, "_" and the command you want. For this >issue, your first field has "_required" added to the name, and for the >second hidden field, you add "_cfformnoblanks". The noBlanks catches the >first value, which is blank. > >Note that in my code below, I have an error message in each hidden field >(as the documentation states). Both messages get displayed in the ugly >gray box. > >Here is the code: > ><cfselect id="survey1" name="survey1" required="yes" message="Please select >a response for question one." validate="noblanks"> > <option value="">Select...</option> > <option value="Strongly Disagree">1= Strongly Disagree</option> > <option value="Disagree">2= Disagree</option> > <option value="Neutral">3= Neutral</option> > <option value="Agree">4= Agree</option> > <option value="Strongly Agree">5= Strongly Agree</option> ></cfselect> > ><input type="hidden" name="survey1_required" value="You must answer."> ><input type="hidden" name="survey1_cfformnoblanks" value="Please select a >response for question one."> > >I found all this stuff in the LiveDocs here: >http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/ >html/wwhelp.htm?context=ColdFusion_Documentation&file=00000161.htm > >PS - I tried to be a hack and entered in ' validate="noblanks" ' into my >cfselect tag hoping that would do the same thing, just tricking CF into >writing the JS to have the pop up box. Sadly, this does not work. > >You can also use IsValid or CFPARAM as outlined on this page to make a >custom solution: >http://livedocs.macromedia.com/coldfusion/7/htmldocs/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/ >html/wwhelp.htm?context=ColdFusion_Documentation&file=00000161.htm > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:211901 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
