Tom, >> It's not a perfect solution--since you need to attach the validation to >> one >> of the fields, but that custom method will do the trick for those >validate >> "either" a or b type of situations. > > >Seems pretty good to me. So -- the method you specified will validate that >EITHER one of the checkboxes is checked OR there is content in the >textarea?
Correct. In a nutshell it's "Make sure at least one of these fields has a value." >That's the sort of thing where I always added a custom validator or at >least >used an Expression. Are there other examples on your site, or elsewhere, >that go into this sort of validation of related fields? I must have missed >them. Someone paid me to write that extension, but I had the stipulation that I be allowed to post it on my website. It's the only "extension" that's not in the download. -Dan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:300572 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
