cf forms CAN validate cfselect boxes - you just have to code them properly: the default/invalid option MUST have its value set to a single space " " ( that is "[space]" )
a common mistake is to set the value to an empty string, which 'breaks' cf's built-in validation: any value other than a single space passes the validation. Azadi On 02/02/2011 01:02 , Kelly Matthews wrote: > Sorry if this ends up being a dupe post. > > I'm working on a client site that already had a CF Form in place using > cfinput and validation via required="yes" > > We added some select boxes that are required and as most of you know CF forms > don't really validate those. So, I am using jquery to validate the select > boxes when the form is submitted. > > The problem I am running into is this: The jquery portion works AND the CF > validation errors are thrown as well. But if I fill in all the selects that > are validated via jquery and do not to fill in the fields that are being > required via cfinput required="yes", the error is thrown but the form still > submits. Is this because of the jquery on submit validation? Has anyone run > into this before, is there an easy fix, outside of moving the cfinput > validation into the jquery validation? > > Kelly Matthews > Web Developer > http://www.cfwebtools.com > blog: http://kellymatthews.wordpress.com > Twitter: @webdiva > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:341811 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
