I have seen a handy-dandy JavaScript form validation thing that will analyze
a form submission and then display a popup with a list of all of the errors
on a page, instead of one at a time. Actually, it was shown to me by
someone on the cf-talk list.
I'll have to see if I can find it again if you want to use it.
Todd Ashworth
| Hey All,
|
| I've debated this issue with my local associates many times, so I
| thought I'd throw it out there and see what some other folks have to say
| about it.
|
| Do you use CFFORM and it's built in client side form element validation,
| or do you use a server side approach (i.e. do some error
| checking...build an error message and display it)?
|
| My pet peeve with CFFORM is the javascript pop-up windows show one at a
| time which could drive a user crazy. If you use a combo of both client
| and server side validation, you could confuse the user (which we all
| know get confused very quick). They think they've filled in the form
| properly and then all of a sudden they are looking at a list of new
| errors.
|
| Of course CF 4.5.1 has the "onvalidate" attribute in cfinput which
| allows you to expand the kind of validation you can do, but you're still
| stuck with one error message at a time.
|
| There is also the issue of hits on the server. Of course client side is
| better here.
|
| Comment away...suggestions welcome...custom solutions??
|
| Thanks in advance
|
| Bryan Stevenson
| Electric Canvas Technologies
| Inter/Intranet Development
| www.ecanvas.com
| [EMAIL PROTECTED]
| (250) 920-8830
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| Allaire Alliance Partner
| www.allaire.com
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