Don, As Kevin eluded to, building a rock-solid server side validation should always be the first step. I typically reserve ajax/js validation as input helpers for just enhancing the form's data entry user experience- such as autosuggest, auto-fill drop downs, etc. (I always think that the user may turn off javascript half way through the form filling process.)
As for displaying the error message, I add a <span> element next to a <label> element, and put the input box just below it. For errors, I just display the span, then dump the on message on it. My .02, hth! Michael > >As long as you still implement the server-side aspect, the choices you > have > >to notify the user are practically endless. I personally prefer: > I knew the 'traditional' server-side validation is more secure... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;192386516;25150098;k Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:305273 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
