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  • EviL KerneL

    Enforcing Validation based on Drop-Down choice

    Hi -

    I am trying to figure out a way to enforce the validation included for
    this form based on whether the user chooses "email" or "phone" as the
    contact choice. Right now it is set to enforce validation on both.
    Is there a way to link the drop-down choice to the correspondent
    validation section while disabling validation for the other one?

    here's what I presently have:

    <html>

    <head>
    <title>Contac t Form</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet " type="text/css" href="/end.css" />
    <script language="JavaS cript1.2">

    //Disable select-text script (IE4+, NS6+)

    function disableselect(e ){
    return false
    }

    function reEnable(){
    return true
    }

    //if IE4+
    document.onsele ctstart=new Function ("return false")

    //if NS6
    if (window.sidebar ){
    document.onmous edown=disablese lect
    document.onclic k=reEnable
    }
    </script>
    <script language="JavaS cript">
    <!--

    /*************** *************** *************** **
    * Required field(s) validation
    *************** *************** *************** **/

    function formCheck(formo bj){
    // Enter name of mandatory fields
    var fieldRequired = Array("txtname" , "txtemail", "txtphone",
    "txtcountry ");
    // Enter field description to appear in the dialog box
    var fieldDescriptio n = Array("Full Name", "E-mail", "Phone Number",
    "Country");
    // dialog message
    var alertMsg = "Please complete the following fields:\n";

    var l_Msg = alertMsg.length ;

    for (var i = 0; i < fieldRequired.l ength; i++){
    var obj = formobj.element s[fieldRequired[i]];
    if (obj){
    switch(obj.type ){
    case "select-one":
    if (obj.selectedIn dex == -1 || obj.options[obj.selectedInd ex].text
    == ""){
    alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescriptio n[i] + "\n";
    }
    break;
    case "select-multiple":
    if (obj.selectedIn dex == -1){
    alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescriptio n[i] + "\n";
    }
    break;
    case "text":
    case "textarea":
    if (obj.value == "" || obj.value == null){
    alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescriptio n[i] + "\n";
    }
    break;
    default:
    }
    if (obj.type == undefined){
    var blnchecked = false;
    for (var j = 0; j < obj.length; j++){
    if (obj[j].checked){
    blnchecked = true;
    }
    }
    if (!blnchecked){
    alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescriptio n[i] + "\n";
    }
    }
    }
    }

    if (alertMsg.lengt h == l_Msg){
    return true;
    }else{
    alert(alertMsg) ;
    return false;
    }
    }
    // -->
    </script>

    <script type="text/javascript">

    /*************** *************** *************** **
    * Disable "Enter" key in Form script
    *************** *************** *************** **/

    function handleEnter (field, event) {
    var keyCode = event.keyCode ? event.keyCode : event.which ?
    event.which : event.charCode;
    if (keyCode == 13) {
    var i;
    for (i = 0; i < field.form.elem ents.length; i++)
    if (field == field.form.elem ents[i])
    break;
    i = (i + 1) % field.form.elem ents.length;
    field.form.elem ents[i].focus();
    return false;
    }
    else
    return true;
    }

    </script>

    <script language = "Javascript ">
    /**
    * DHTML phone number validation script.
    */

    // Declaring required variables
    var digits = "0123456789 ";
    // non-digit characters which are allowed in phone numbers
    var phoneNumberDeli miters = "()- ";
    // characters which are allowed in international phone numbers
    // (a leading + is OK)
    var validWorldPhone Chars = phoneNumberDeli miters + "+";
    // Minimum no of digits in an international phone no.
    var minDigitsInIPho neNumber = 10;

    function isInteger(s)
    { var i;
    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {
    // Check that current character is number.
    var c = s.charAt(i);
    if (((c < "0") || (c > "9"))) return false;
    }
    // All characters are numbers.
    return true;
    }

    function stripCharsInBag (s, bag)
    { var i;
    var returnString = "";
    // Search through string's characters one by one.
    // If character is not in bag, append to returnString.
    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    {
    // Check that current character isn't whitespace.
    var c = s.charAt(i);
    if (bag.indexOf(c) == -1) returnString += c;
    }
    return returnString;
    }

    function checkInternatio nalPhone(strPho ne){
    s=stripCharsInB ag(strPhone,val idWorldPhoneCha rs);
    return (isInteger(s) && s.length >= minDigitsInIPho neNumber);
    }

    function Validatephone() {
    var Phone=document. contact.txtphon e

    if ((Phone.value== null)||(Phone.v alue=="")){
    alert("Please Enter your Phone Number")
    Phone.focus()
    return false
    }
    if (checkInternati onalPhone(Phone .value)==false) {
    alert("Please Enter a Valid Phone Number")
    Phone.value=""
    Phone.focus()
    return false
    }
    return true
    }
    </script>

    <script language = "Javascript ">
    /**
    * DHTML email validation script.
    */

    function echeck(str) {

    var at="@"
    var dot="."
    var lat=str.indexOf (at)
    var lstr=str.length
    var ldot=str.indexO f(dot)
    if (str.indexOf(at )==-1){
    alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    return false
    }

    if (str.indexOf(at )==-1 || str.indexOf(at) ==0 ||
    str.indexOf(at) ==lstr){
    alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    return false
    }

    if (str.indexOf(do t)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot )==0 ||
    str.indexOf(dot )==lstr){
    alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    return false
    }

    if (str.indexOf(at ,(lat+1))!=-1){
    alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    return false
    }

    if (str.substring( lat-1,lat)==dot ||
    str.substring(l at+1,lat+2)==do t){
    alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    return false
    }

    if (str.indexOf(do t,(lat+2))==-1){
    alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    return false
    }

    if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
    alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    return false
    }

    return true
    }

    function Validateemail() {
    var emailID=documen t.contact.txtem ail

    if (echeck(emailID .value)==false) {
    emailID.value=" "
    emailID.focus()
    return false
    }
    return true
    }
    </script>

    <script language = "Javascript ">
    /**
    * DHTML textbox character counter (IE4+) script.
    */

    function taLimit() {
    var taObj=event.src Element;
    if (taObj.value.le ngth==taObj.max Length*1) return false;
    }

    function taCount(visCnt) {
    var taObj=event.src Element;
    if (taObj.value.le ngth>taObj.maxL ength*1)
    taObj.value=taO bj.value.substr ing(0,taObj.max Length*1);
    if (visCnt) visCnt.innerTex t=taObj.maxLeng th-taObj.value.len gth;
    }
    </script>

    <style type="text/css">

    ..input {
    background-color: #DEDEDE;
    border: 1px solid;
    border-top-color: #888888;
    border-left-color: #888888;
    border-right-color: #FFFFFF;
    border-bottom-color: #FFFFFF;
    color: #1D2A40;
    font-family: Verdana;
    }
    ..input2 {
    background-color: #DEDEDE;
    border: 1px solid;
    border-top-color: #888888;
    border-left-color: #888888;
    border-right-color: #FFFFFF;
    border-bottom-color: #FFFFFF;
    color: #1D2A40;
    font-family: Verdana;
    }
    body {
    scrollbar-face-color: #2E343F;
    scrollbar-shadow-color: #ACB2BC;
    scrollbar-highlight-color: #ACB2BC;
    scrollbar-3dlight-color: #000000;
    scrollbar-darkshadow-color: #000000;
    scrollbar-track-color: #303642;
    scrollbar-arrow-color: #ACB2BC;
    }
    </style>
    </head>

    <body bgcolor="#FFFFF F" body onload="" scroll="no"
    style="overflow :hidden"><form id="contact" name="contact"
    method="POST" action="/Scripts/submit.asp" onsubmit="retur n
    formCheck(this) ;">

    <script language=JavaSc ript>
    <!--

    //Disable right click script

    var message="";
    ///////////////////////////////////
    function clickIE() {if (document.all) {(message);retu rn false;}}
    function clickNS(e) {if
    (document.layer s||(document.ge tElementById&&! document.all)) {
    if (e.which==2||e. which==3) {(message);retu rn false;}}}
    if (document.layer s)
    {document.captu reEvents(Event. MOUSEDOWN);docu ment.onmousedow n=clickNS;}
    else{document.o nmouseup=clickN S;document.onco ntextmenu=click IE;}

    document.oncont extmenu=new Function("retur n false")
    // -->
    </script>

    <p align="center"> <font size="6" face="Arial, Helvetica,
    sans-serif"><b><br>
    <br>
    </b></font></p>
    <table width="64%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"
    align="center" bordercolor="#0 03366">
    <tr>
    <td nowrap><font size="6" face="Arial, Helvetica,
    sans-serif"><font color="05394F"> <b>Contact
    Form</b></font><b><font
    color="#FFFFFF" >-------------------------</font><img src="logo.jpg"
    width="131" height="47"></b></font></td>
    </tr>
    </table>
    <div align="center">

    <table border="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse: collapse;
    border: 1px outset #000000; background-color: #053951" width="64%"
    id="table1" cellspacing="10 ">
    <tr>
    <td width="145" height="46"><b> <br>
    &nbsp;<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
    color="#FFFFFF" >Name:</font></b></td>
    <td height="46" nowrap><br>
    <input type="text" name="txtname" size="20" maxlength="50"
    class="input" style="border: 1px outset #000000" onkeypress="ret urn
    handleEnter(thi s, event)"
    onfocus="this.s tyle.background Color='#66FFFF' ;"
    onblur="this.st yle.backgroundC olor='#DEDEDE'; ">
    <font color="#FFFFFF" size="1"><font face="Arial, Helvetica,
    sans-serif">(Press
    ENTER to move between fields)</font></font> </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td width="145" nowrap height="27"><b> <font face="Arial,
    Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" >&nbsp;Email
    Address:</font></b></td>
    <td height="27" nowrap>
    <input type="text" name="txtemail" size="20" maxlength="50"
    class="input" style="border: 1px outset #000000" onkeypress="ret urn
    handleEnter(thi s, event)"
    onfocus="this.s tyle.background Color='#66FFFF' ;"
    onblur="this.st yle.backgroundC olor='#DEDEDE'; " onChange="retur n
    Validateemail() ">
    </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td width="145" nowrap><b>&nbsp ;<font face="Arial, Helvetica,
    sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF" >Phone
    Number:</font></b></td>
    <td nowrap> <font color="#FFFFFF" >
    <input type="text" name="txtphone" size="20" maxlength="50"
    class="input" style="border: 1px outset #000000" onkeypress="ret urn
    handleEnter(thi s, event)"
    onfocus="this.s tyle.background Color='#66FFFF' ;"
    onblur="this.st yle.backgroundC olor='#DEDEDE'; " onChange="retur n
    Validatephone() ">
    <font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> <font
    size="1">(Inclu de
    area/country code)</font></font></font></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td width="145" nowrap><b><font color="#FFFFFF" >&nbsp;<font
    face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Contact
    me via:</font></font></b></td>
    <td width="380" nowrap>
    <select name="contact" class="input" onkeypress="ret urn
    handleEnter(thi s, event)"
    onfocus="this.s tyle.background Color='#66FFFF' ;"
    onblur="this.st yle.backgroundC olor='#DEDEDE'; ">
    <option selected>E-Mail</option>
    <option>Phone </option>
    </select>
    </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td width="145" align="left" valign="top" nowrap><b><font
    face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
    color="#FFFFFF" >&nbsp;Country: </font></b></td>
    <td>
    <input type="text" name="txtcountr y" size="20" maxlength="30"
    class="input" style="border: 1px outset #000000" onkeypress="ret urn
    handleEnter(thi s, event)"
    onfocus="this.s tyle.background Color='#66FFFF' ;"
    onblur="this.st yle.backgroundC olor='#DEDEDE'; ">
    <p>&nbsp;</p>
    </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td width="145" align="left" valign="top" nowrap
    height="300"><b >&nbsp;<font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"
    size="3" color="#FFFFFF" >Question(s): </font></b></td>
    <td height="213"> <p>
    <textarea onkeypress="ret urn taLimit()" onkeyup="return
    taCount(myCount er)" rows="8" name="txtcommen ts" cols="39"
    maxLength="255" class="input2"
    onfocus="this.s tyle.background Color='#66FFFF' ;"
    onblur="this.st yle.backgroundC olor='#DEDEDE'; "></textarea>
    <font color="#FFFFFF" size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica,
    sans-serif"><br>
    </font> <font color="#FFFFFF" size="1" face="Arial,
    Helvetica, sans-serif">You
    have <B><SPAN id=myCounter>25 5</SPAN></B> characters
    remaining for
    your comments</font></p>
    <p>
    <input type="submit" value="Submit Form" class=large2
    name="B1" style="border: 1px outset #000000; background-color:
    #F2F2F2">
    <input type="reset" value="Clear Fields" class=large2
    name="B2" style="border: 1px outset #000000; background-color:
    #F2F2F2">
    </p>
    <td width="91" height="22">
    </table>
    </div>
    </form>
    <script type="text/javascript"><!--
    document.contac t.txtname.focus ();
    //--></script>
    </body>

    </html>
  • Mick White

    #2
    Re: Enforcing Validation based on Drop-Down choice

    EviL KerneL wrote:
    [color=blue]
    > Hi -
    >
    > I am trying to figure out a way to enforce the validation included for
    > this form based on whether the user chooses "email" or "phone" as the
    > contact choice. Right now it is set to enforce validation on both.
    > Is there a way to link the drop-down choice to the correspondent
    > validation section while disabling validation for the other one?
    >
    > here's what I presently have:
    >
    > <html>
    >
    > <head>
    > <title>Contac t Form</title>
    > <link rel="stylesheet " type="text/css" href="/end.css" />
    > <script language="JavaS cript1.2">
    >
    > //Disable select-text script (IE4+, NS6+)
    >
    > function disableselect(e ){
    > return false
    > }
    >
    > function reEnable(){
    > return true
    > }
    >
    > //if IE4+
    > document.onsele ctstart=new Function ("return false")
    >
    > //if NS6
    > if (window.sidebar ){
    > document.onmous edown=disablese lect
    > document.onclic k=reEnable
    > }
    > </script>
    > <script language="JavaS cript">
    > <!--
    >
    > /*************** *************** *************** **
    > * Required field(s) validation
    > *************** *************** *************** **/
    >
    > function formCheck(formo bj){
    > // Enter name of mandatory fields
    > var fieldRequired = Array("txtname" , "txtemail", "txtphone",
    > "txtcountry ");
    > // Enter field description to appear in the dialog box
    > var fieldDescriptio n = Array("Full Name", "E-mail", "Phone Number",
    > "Country");
    > // dialog message
    > var alertMsg = "Please complete the following fields:\n";
    >
    > var l_Msg = alertMsg.length ;
    >
    > for (var i = 0; i < fieldRequired.l ength; i++){
    > var obj = formobj.element s[fieldRequired[i]];
    > if (obj){
    > switch(obj.type ){
    > case "select-one":
    > if (obj.selectedIn dex == -1 || obj.options[obj.selectedInd ex].text
    > == ""){
    > alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescriptio n[i] + "\n";
    > }
    > break;
    > case "select-multiple":
    > if (obj.selectedIn dex == -1){
    > alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescriptio n[i] + "\n";
    > }
    > break;
    > case "text":
    > case "textarea":
    > if (obj.value == "" || obj.value == null){
    > alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescriptio n[i] + "\n";
    > }
    > break;
    > default:
    > }
    > if (obj.type == undefined){
    > var blnchecked = false;
    > for (var j = 0; j < obj.length; j++){
    > if (obj[j].checked){
    > blnchecked = true;
    > }
    > }
    > if (!blnchecked){
    > alertMsg += " - " + fieldDescriptio n[i] + "\n";
    > }
    > }
    > }
    > }
    >
    > if (alertMsg.lengt h == l_Msg){
    > return true;
    > }else{
    > alert(alertMsg) ;
    > return false;
    > }
    > }
    > // -->
    > </script>
    >
    > <script type="text/javascript">
    >
    > /*************** *************** *************** **
    > * Disable "Enter" key in Form script
    > *************** *************** *************** **/
    >
    > function handleEnter (field, event) {
    > var keyCode = event.keyCode ? event.keyCode : event.which ?
    > event.which : event.charCode;
    > if (keyCode == 13) {
    > var i;
    > for (i = 0; i < field.form.elem ents.length; i++)
    > if (field == field.form.elem ents[i])
    > break;
    > i = (i + 1) % field.form.elem ents.length;
    > field.form.elem ents[i].focus();
    > return false;
    > }
    > else
    > return true;
    > }
    >
    > </script>
    >
    > <script language = "Javascript ">
    > /**
    > * DHTML phone number validation script.
    > */
    >
    > // Declaring required variables
    > var digits = "0123456789 ";
    > // non-digit characters which are allowed in phone numbers
    > var phoneNumberDeli miters = "()- ";
    > // characters which are allowed in international phone numbers
    > // (a leading + is OK)
    > var validWorldPhone Chars = phoneNumberDeli miters + "+";
    > // Minimum no of digits in an international phone no.
    > var minDigitsInIPho neNumber = 10;
    >
    > function isInteger(s)
    > { var i;
    > for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    > {
    > // Check that current character is number.
    > var c = s.charAt(i);
    > if (((c < "0") || (c > "9"))) return false;
    > }
    > // All characters are numbers.
    > return true;
    > }
    >
    > function stripCharsInBag (s, bag)
    > { var i;
    > var returnString = "";
    > // Search through string's characters one by one.
    > // If character is not in bag, append to returnString.
    > for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++)
    > {
    > // Check that current character isn't whitespace.
    > var c = s.charAt(i);
    > if (bag.indexOf(c) == -1) returnString += c;
    > }
    > return returnString;
    > }
    >
    > function checkInternatio nalPhone(strPho ne){
    > s=stripCharsInB ag(strPhone,val idWorldPhoneCha rs);
    > return (isInteger(s) && s.length >= minDigitsInIPho neNumber);
    > }
    >
    > function Validatephone() {
    > var Phone=document. contact.txtphon e
    >
    > if ((Phone.value== null)||(Phone.v alue=="")){
    > alert("Please Enter your Phone Number")
    > Phone.focus()
    > return false
    > }
    > if (checkInternati onalPhone(Phone .value)==false) {
    > alert("Please Enter a Valid Phone Number")
    > Phone.value=""
    > Phone.focus()
    > return false
    > }
    > return true
    > }
    > </script>
    >
    > <script language = "Javascript ">
    > /**
    > * DHTML email validation script.
    > */
    >
    > function echeck(str) {
    >
    > var at="@"
    > var dot="."
    > var lat=str.indexOf (at)
    > var lstr=str.length
    > var ldot=str.indexO f(dot)
    > if (str.indexOf(at )==-1){
    > alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    > return false
    > }
    >
    > if (str.indexOf(at )==-1 || str.indexOf(at) ==0 ||
    > str.indexOf(at) ==lstr){
    > alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    > return false
    > }
    >
    > if (str.indexOf(do t)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot )==0 ||
    > str.indexOf(dot )==lstr){
    > alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    > return false
    > }
    >
    > if (str.indexOf(at ,(lat+1))!=-1){
    > alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    > return false
    > }
    >
    > if (str.substring( lat-1,lat)==dot ||
    > str.substring(l at+1,lat+2)==do t){
    > alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    > return false
    > }
    >
    > if (str.indexOf(do t,(lat+2))==-1){
    > alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    > return false
    > }
    >
    > if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
    > alert("You have entered an invalid E-mail address")
    > return false
    > }
    >
    > return true
    > }
    >
    > function Validateemail() {
    > var emailID=documen t.contact.txtem ail
    >
    > if (echeck(emailID .value)==false) {
    > emailID.value=" "
    > emailID.focus()
    > return false
    > }
    > return true
    > }
    > </script>
    >
    > <script language = "Javascript ">
    > /**
    > * DHTML textbox character counter (IE4+) script.
    > */
    >
    > function taLimit() {
    > var taObj=event.src Element;
    > if (taObj.value.le ngth==taObj.max Length*1) return false;
    > }
    >
    > function taCount(visCnt) {
    > var taObj=event.src Element;
    > if (taObj.value.le ngth>taObj.maxL ength*1)
    > taObj.value=taO bj.value.substr ing(0,taObj.max Length*1);
    > if (visCnt) visCnt.innerTex t=taObj.maxLeng th-taObj.value.len gth;
    > }
    > </script>
    >
    > <style type="text/css">
    >
    > .input {
    > background-color: #DEDEDE;
    > border: 1px solid;
    > border-top-color: #888888;
    > border-left-color: #888888;
    > border-right-color: #FFFFFF;
    > border-bottom-color: #FFFFFF;
    > color: #1D2A40;
    > font-family: Verdana;
    > }
    > .input2 {
    > background-color: #DEDEDE;
    > border: 1px solid;
    > border-top-color: #888888;
    > border-left-color: #888888;
    > border-right-color: #FFFFFF;
    > border-bottom-color: #FFFFFF;
    > color: #1D2A40;
    > font-family: Verdana;
    > }
    > body {
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    For a mutually exclusive choice, why not use a radio button group instead?
    Mick

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    • Dr John Stockton

      #3
      Re: Enforcing Validation based on Drop-Down choice

      JRS: In article <%B_wc.129230$h Y.48400@twister .nyroc.rr.com>, seen in
      news:comp.lang. javascript, Mick White <mwhite13@BOGUS rochester.rr.co m>
      posted at Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:04:43 :
      [color=blue]
      >Lines: 460[/color]
      [color=blue][color=green]
      >> ... ... ... ...[/color][/color]
      [color=blue]
      >For a mutually exclusive choice, why not use a radio button group instead?
      >Mick[/color]

      See FAQ, sec 2.3, para 6, first injunction.

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      • Mick White

        #4
        Re: Enforcing Validation based on Drop-Down choice

        Dr John Stockton wrote:
        [color=blue]
        > JRS: In article <%B_wc.129230$h Y.48400@twister .nyroc.rr.com>, seen in
        > news:comp.lang. javascript, Mick White <mwhite13@BOGUS rochester.rr.co m>
        > posted at Mon, 7 Jun 2004 14:04:43 :
        >
        >[color=green]
        >>Lines: 460[/color]
        >
        >[color=green][color=darkred]
        >>>... ... ... ...[/color][/color]
        >
        >[color=green]
        >>For a mutually exclusive choice, why not use a radio button group instead?
        >>Mick[/color]
        >
        >
        > See FAQ, sec 2.3, para 6, first injunction.[/color]

        And your point?
        Mick[color=blue]
        >[/color]

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        • Richard Cornford

          #5
          Re: Enforcing Validation based on Drop-Down choice

          Mick White wrote:[color=blue]
          > Dr John Stockton wrote:[color=green]
          >> Mick White wrote:[/color][/color]
          <snip>[color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
          >>>For a mutually exclusive choice, why not use a radio
          >>>button group instead?
          >>>Mick[/color]
          >>
          >> See FAQ, sec 2.3, para 6, first injunction.[/color]
          >
          > And your point?[/color]

          14KB post containing only 14 additional words, all of which appeared to
          be directly in response to the first paragraph of the original post.
          Trimming out quoted material that is not being directly commented upon
          is normal practice and reduces bandwidth and storage requirements for
          everyone using the group (and all the news servers carrying it). And it
          also reduces the need to scroll through masses of text and code looking
          for comments that are not there.

          Richard.


          Comment

          • Mick White

            #6
            Re: Enforcing Validation based on Drop-Down choice

            Richard Cornford wrote:
            [color=blue][color=green][color=darkred]
            >>>Mick White wrote:[/color][/color]
            >
            > <snip>
            >[color=green][color=darkred]
            >>>>For a mutually exclusive choice, why not use a radio
            >>>>button group instead?
            >>>>Mick
            >>>
            >>>See FAQ, sec 2.3, para 6, first injunction.[/color]
            >>
            >>And your point?[/color]
            >
            >
            > 14KB post containing only 14 additional words, <snip>[/color]

            I ask Tweedledee, and Tweedledum answers.
            But point is taken,
            Mick

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