allows me to insert record on form that has validation

hi,

i used the validation clientside and it allows me to insert a record with the fields left blank even though i checked and made sure it did not allow blank entry.

no errors comback, can anyone help?

many thanks

Send a copy of your page please so I can take a look at the code.

hi jason,

thanks for that please see attached.

cheers

sorry txt file was too large

At line 139, you have a forward slash character. this is causing a javascript error which causes the client side validation code to fail.


remove the forward slash from line 139.

jason you are the man.

thank you so much.not sure how that line appeared as i cant remember doing it but thanks so much.

just another question what is difference in using the server validation to client? obviously the client is done on users browser but what is the better option to chose?

many thanks

client side validation is performed in the clients browser using javascript. It can be used to trigger other events such as conditional validation, or to enable or disable another form element. it can also be used to reformat the data is sent.

The drawback to client side validation is that it can be avoided by simply turning off javascript in the browser.


Server side validation is performed through PHP code on the server. This is a much more secure option since there is no way the validation can be avoided.

Server Side validation cannot be used for conditional validation, or for enabling or disabling form elements though.

I always recommend to use Server Validation since it is more secure. If you need the extra functionality offered by client side validation, than you can add that as well, but dont rely on it.

thanks jason for your help

No worries.