CFSELECT validation in Flash format form

[Guest]

In the past, I have used Javascript validation in CFFORMs to validate CFSELECT input, due to the bug in Coldfusion validation (most of my client sites are on shared servers, so I can't modify the cfform.js file).

The Javascript I found somewhere worked great:

<!-- Validation Functions -->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">

function ExtendJS(FormName) {
if (!SingleSelectRequired(FormName,'Event_Description')) {
alert("You must select a Vendor from the drop-down list.");
return false;
}
}

function
SingleSelectRequired(Form, Field) {
var itemSelected =
eval("document." + Form + "."
+ Field + ".selectedIndex");
if (itemSelected == 0) {
return false;
} else {
return true;
}
}
</SCRIPT>

Then, in my CFFORM tag:
<cfform
name = "formName"
action = "index.cfm?section=4&submit=1"
preservedata="Yes"
enctype = "multipart/form-data"
method = "POST"
format = "HTML"
onSubmit = "return ExtendJS('FormName')">

Now I'm exploring CFFORM format="Flash"... well, not just exploring, way down the road developing a web app ... and I've discovered my old validation methods don't work. It seems I have to use Actionscript now.

Does anyone have a good Actionscript form validation implementation they can share with me? Or point me in a different direction if I'm off base here?

Thanks,
max

[Guest · Accepted solution]

It's hard for me to believe I'm the only one who has had problems with CFFORM format="flash" cfselect validation. But hours of searching turned up VERY LITTLE. I managed to cobble something together, so for anyone else who has this problem, and happens across my post, here's how I solved it:

<cfsavecontent variable="validate">

// perform client side validation here if you want
var validationError = "False";
var myString = "Please Select a value for the following:";
var alertTitle = "Data Input Required";
if (theForm.testSelect.value == 'none')
{
var validationError = "True";
var myString = myString + " Location,";
}
if (theForm.testSelect2.value == 'none')
{
var validationError = "True";
var myString = myString + " Option2,";
}
if (validationError == 'True')
{
alert(myString,alertTitle);
return false;
}

</cfsavecontent>

<cfform name="theForm" action="" format="flash" height="220" width="450" onSubmit="#validate#">
<cfselect name="testSelect" width="100" size="1" multiple="no" required="Yes" query="q1" display ="firstname" value ="firstname" selected="" queryPosition="Below">
<option value="none">Select One
</cfselect>
<cfselect name="testSelect2" width="100" size="1" multiple="no" required="Yes" query="q1" display ="lastname" value ="lastname" selected="" queryPosition="Below">
<option value="none">Select One
</cfselect>
<cfinput name="Location" type="text" label="Location" value="" width="300" required="Yes" message="Please provide a location" />
<cfinput name="Test2" type="text" label="Test" value="" width="300" required="Yes" message="Please provide a test" />
<cfinput type="submit" name="submitBtn" value="Send Data" width="100">
</cfform>