Don't know if this helps or not, but I stumbled across a standard-compliant, server-side form validation tool caleld VDAEMON (http://www.x-code.com/vdaemon_web_form_validation.php) that has so far worked great for me. There is a free version for download, or you can buy the Dreamweaver extension for $11 (us).
The script seems to be based on what Simon Willison describes in one of his blog entries (http://simon.incutio.com/archive/2003/06/17/theHolyGrail). It uses some XML tags to mark up your form fields and display error messages, and it uses PHP to validate the information in the forms. Everything on the front end is valid XHTML. Will Chatham Webmaster Ingles Markets o--------oOo---------o 828.669.2941 - ext.534 www.ingles-markets.com ---------------------- ***************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help *****************************************************