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1. MikeBWD
   Member

   Hi All
   By default you get (without setting default)
   '<option value="" selected="selected"></option>'
   and have an empty field just
   change to:
   '<option value="1" selected="selected">Please select</option>'
   (by setting default) and client can submit the form with "Please select" selected

   is there a work around for this?
   thanks Mike

   Posted 15 years ago #
2. 

   yuniar

   Let me clarify this.

   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".

   Am I correct?

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   Posted 15 years ago #

3. franki
   Member

   Hi Yuniar, I'll finish this post...
   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.

   Thanks!

   Posted 15 years ago #
4. 

   redityo

   Hi,

   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".

   Now search around line 30 ~ 39 on "includes/common-validator.php" file, you'll find these code :

   function validate_required($value){
   
   	$value = $value[0]; 
   
   	if(empty($value) && (($value != 0) || ($value != '0')))  ){ //0  and '0' should not considered as empty
   		return VAL_REQUIRED;
   	}else{
   		return true;
   	}
   }

   replace with this one

   function validate_required($value){
   
   	$value = $value[0]; 
   
   	if((empty($value) && (($value != 0) || ($value != '0'))) || ($value == '1') ){ //0  and '0' should not considered as empty
   		return VAL_REQUIRED;
   	}else{
   		return true;
   	}
   }

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   Posted 15 years ago #

5. franki
   Member

   That did it, thanks!

   Posted 15 years ago #

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