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Client Validation

Thread began 5/16/2012 7:54 pm by surfbouy | Last modified 7/12/2012 6:43 am by Jason Byrnes | 1669 views | 5 replies |

surfbouyBeta Tester

Client Validation

I have a form built by creating a table then I have used universal email to send email etc.
Form works fine and has done for ever.
Using form builder i have added client validation to ensure that the email etc are required.
This is not working. It just processes the form without the info that validation says must be in the form.
Not sure why.
Not sure what is wrong.. any heads up
I am on a mac, using universal email and have just tried to using the latest update of CSS Form Builder 1.0.2.
Thanks

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Jason ByrnesWebAssist

to be honest, I don't recommend using client side validation. Since it is based on javascript, it is easy to get around simply by turning of javascript in your browser, I recommend using server validation over client side validation. Server validation is much more robust and reliable.

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surfbouyBeta Tester

Thanks Jason, I have used it in the past without problems.
I thought form builder used spry validation? Isn't that javascript?
I'm a bit confused.
Is there any instructions for using server validation for forms? Especially with universal email forms?
Thanks

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Jason ByrnesWebAssist

form builder uses Spry validation for providing immediate feedback to the user on filling in he form, but also uses server validation to ensure that it is filled in.

spry validation or any other client validation type should not be the only validation you rely on to make sure the form is filled in.

to use server validation in your form, go to WebAssist -> Forms -> Validation -> Server Validation.

in the server validation behavior, select the validation type to use, then click the lightning bolt icon next to Server Variable and select the form element to validate, then click the plus button to add it to the validation list. repeat this for each form element you wish to validate.

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mymarketingpros440695

Web Design

This is strange. I also thought that form builder used some sort of JavaScript at least in the background!

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Jason ByrnesWebAssist

It does. It uses Spry validation. Spry is a Javascript framework developed by Adobe.


But it also uses Server Side Validation. My point in the previous replies was to point out that relying on any type of Javascript based validation as the only validation on your page is a bad Idea.

Javascript validation is really a bell and whistle.

To truly secure your page, you should be using Server Side Validation.

The 2 can be used on the same page, which is what form builder does.

It adds spry validation to show immediate feedback to the user, but also adds server validation so that if the user turns javascript of in the browser, they cannot bypass validation.

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