https://www.machform.com/forums/ MachForm Community Forums Topic: Select field Required en Mon, 04 May 2026 01:59:40 +0000 https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/select-field-required#post-3601 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:43:29 +0000 franki 3601@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>That did it, thanks! </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/select-field-required#post-3600 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:57:27 +0000 redityo 3600@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>You can modifiy "includes/common-validator.php" file to add some validation. I assume your "please select" text located on first value of "Drop down element", so it will have value = "1".</p> <p>Now search around line 30 ~ 39 on "includes/common-validator.php" file, you'll find these code : </p> <pre><code>function validate_required($value){ $value = $value[0]; if(empty($value) &#38;&#38; (($value != 0) || ($value != &#39;0&#39;))) ){ //0 and &#39;0&#39; should not considered as empty return VAL_REQUIRED; }else{ return true; } }</code></pre> <p>replace with this one </p> <pre><code>function validate_required($value){ $value = $value[0]; if((empty($value) &#38;&#38; (($value != 0) || ($value != &#39;0&#39;))) || ($value == &#39;1&#39;) ){ //0 and &#39;0&#39; should not considered as empty return VAL_REQUIRED; }else{ return true; } }</code></pre> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/select-field-required#post-3595 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:03:01 +0000 franki 3595@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Hi Yuniar, I'll finish this post...<br /> I'm in the same predicament. As you described, I have a drop down field which is populated with email addresses and is required. For my default I have "Please select". If I submit the form with "Please select" in the field there are no indications that this field needs attention. It would be ideal if the form sees that this default text is not an email address and thus error.</p> <p>Thanks! </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/select-field-required#post-2254 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:08:23 +0000 yuniar 2254@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Let me clarify this.</p> <p>So you would like to have a select/drop down field, set as required and the default value is "Please select", but client shouldn't be able to submit "Please select". </p> <p>Am I correct? </p> https://www.machform.com/forums/topic/select-field-required#post-2252 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:37:49 +0000 MikeBWD 2252@https://www.machform.com/forums/ <p>Hi All<br /> By default you get (without setting default)<br /> '&lt;option value="" selected="selected"&gt;&lt;/option&gt;'<br /> and have an empty field just<br /> change to:<br /> '&lt;option value="1" selected="selected"&gt;Please select&lt;/option&gt;'<br /> (by setting default) and client can submit the form with "Please select" selected </p> <p>is there a work around for this?<br /> thanks Mike </p>