form-validation

Ideas and solutions for validating this form is wanted...

I have a form which I need to validate the easiest and most safe way. This is for a classifieds website! Now, I have several categories which the user may chose from, and then with javascript I display subcategories depending on which category is chosen. The subcategories are actually DIV:s which have their display property set to eithe...

How to write this regexp?

I am validating a field which may NOT be anything but numbers, but may include a space or a minus-sign. This is for validating phone number field! So, these criterias should be met: (might have forgot a criteria, if so remind me) 1- Atleast 5 numbers 2- May contain space 3- Not shorter than 5 characters 4- Not longer than 20 charac...

help with making this regExp in js

I need to compare a textarea to make sure: It's not ONLY SPACES and not ONLY RETURNS(new lines) and NOT ONLY a combination of these two. However, if there are more than 3 characters OR numbers, then it is okay. Not more than say 2000 characters. Imagine a textarea, I don't want the form to submit if the user have pressed enter (new l...

Why isn't this regExp working?

I have this to validate a textarea. Here is the exp: var desExp = /^\s*(\w[^\w]*){3}.*$/; This works fine when typing on one line something like "really nice car". But when typing into several lines like this: Got receipt. Brand new! // new line here Shipping included. // new line here 0704-256568 I think the error comes up be...

how to validate form in steps by step procedure

I have query how to validate form in steps by step, I create a form and it has a three sections in same page, Personal Info, Contact info, Conformation details. My question is: If these specific inputs of step1 are all valid and return “true” in #Form, the step-two button will (be activated/take you to the next step) and similarly...

How do I validate a form without JavaScript?

Im using regular asp.net c# (webforms) i need to build a simple form that has some simple validation. i need to ensure that the form works correctly even if javascripts is disabled. will Page.IsValid be sufficient for this, or is there anything else i may have to consider? thanks ...

Need advice on how to protect a search/text system from attack

I'm developing a statistically based translation tool to help in haiti, it's a non-profit type thing and free/opensource. (i'm with crisiscommons.) I could really use some advice on how to protect my system from breakage (along with the webspace that i'm paying for out of my own pocket - trust me this is altruism not to make a buck, the...

Add logic to a form when Javascript is disabled

I'd like my form to include a certain value if the quantity is equal to 1 (via a text box). I've managed to show what the total cost is using JavaScript and I could submit it with this value but I'm worried that when JavaScript is turned off the user will be able to submit the form without the extra fee being added. Therefor escaping th...

Cannot Convert Zero to int32 from textbox

I have the following code to do a some very simple validation for a textbox if(txtInStock.Text.Length == 0) txtInStock.Text = Convert.ToString(0); if (txtInStock.Text.Length == 0) txtOnOrder.Text = Convert.ToString(0); int inStockAmt = Convert.ToInt32(txtInStock.Text); int onOrderAmt = Convert.ToInt32(t...

Appending index value to duplicate screen names

I'm using expressionengine as a CMS but want to override the core validation for new users. When someone registers as a new user, the system checks to see if the screen_name is already taken. If it is, then it throws an error flag. I've found the section of code that's doing the validation but I'd like to change it so that instead of ...

Calling blockUI and unblockUI in combination with jQuery validator plugin

I have a very complex form with the validation working correctly. However, since it can take awhile for the validation to complete, I'd like to use blockUI to be called when I click the form's submit button to prevent confusion and double-submissions. I can't quite figure out how to do this. My code looks like this: $("#credential")....

How to validate Form in MVC 2 using Entity Framework

I am using MVC 2 and following the example here: Using Data Annotation Validators with the Entity Framework When I click the Create button in my Create View nothing happens. The ModelState.IsValid is true always. What could be wrong? Product.cs using System.ComponentModel; using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations; namespace MyProj...

Struts2 VisitorFieldValidator annotation field name error

Hi All, I am wrecking my brain trying to get field names in error messages to be displayed correctly when using VisitorFieldValidator annotation and (for example) RequiredStringValidator annotation in the in the Model Bean, basically I have a CustomerAction with: @VisitorFieldValidator() public Customer getCustomer() { return this....

Recommendation for a ASP.NET Webforms Validation Framework

I have worked with the .MVC framework using validation frameworks such as xVal or FluentValidation. Is there anything similar available for webforms as well? I have got a few projects which have to be done using webforms. What I'm asking for is some kind of integration with the webforms infrastructure. I could just use one of the menti...

Form with dynamic number of items

Hello, Just thinking about the best way to build an Order form that would (from user-perspective): Allow adding multiple items. Each item has Name, Job Type drop-down and File upload. User can add or remove items. User must provide at least one item. All the items should be validated (eg: Name, JobType and File are required). When he ...

Javascript phone number validation

I need to validate a phone number in javascript. The requirements are: they should be 10 digits, no comma, no dashes, just the numbers, and not the 1+ in front this is what I wrote so far function validatePhone(field,alerttxt) { with (field) { if(value.length > 10) { alert(alerttext); return...

Rails f.error_messages alwais empty

What did I do :)? In rails form has f.error_messages alwais empty. How can I fix/check this? Thx ...

How can I get jQuery validation to produce the same markup as server-side ASP .NET MVC validation?

I'm developing a web application using ASP .NET MVC 1.0 and jQuery (including the validation plugin). The server-side markup for a typical "edit entity" view is as follows <label for="FirstName">FirstName:</label> <%= Html.TextBox("FirstName", Model.FirstName) %> <%= Html.ValidationMessage("FirstName") %> When invalid data is posted t...

can't override default admin model form django

Hello, I need to add extra validation to my DateField in Admin to make sure the date given is in the future. I have no experience in such a thing, so here's what I've done. 1) I've created custom form field and added validation to it: class PastDateField(forms.DateField): def clean(self, value): """Validates if only date is in t...

Rails Form Validations for Multi-Model Forms

I am trying to build a Rails app with multiple models in a single form, and multiple forms on a single page. To make that work (according to my limited knowledge), I have to drop out of the scaffold code and the "form_for :model" helper and use "form_tag" instead. However when I do that, I lose the ability to automatically catch and repo...