> I've got solutions that use only client-side validation, but > it seems that the discussion everyone's having always comes > back to needing server-side validation to backup client-side. > > Seems to me that it's a lot less work to just integrate the two. > > I mean, if I'm going to have to validate client-side whether > or not a name is entered in a field, then turn around and > validate the data using server-side CF, that seems to add > *more* complexity to the code and the work of the server. > > Why not just do both at once?
If you're doing both at once, you're not really doing client-side validation. Using AJAX for validation largely defeats the purpose of client-side validation - avoiding unnecessary trips to the server. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! This email has been processed by SmoothZap - www.smoothwall.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create Web Applications With ColdFusion MX7 & Flex 2. Build powerful, scalable RIAs. Free Trial http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=RVJS Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:275447 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
