Hi leslie

Its been a while since I done web, so here we go

I am guessing you are getting user info from a listing of form elements 
inside a form from an asp, then submitting these elements to an asp (could 
be the same asp as before or different) for validation.  

-first validate to see if you are actully catching the fields by your 
vars, do something like response.write("new user name:" & newusername).  
If you dont get anything, your cathing syntax may be your problem

to catch form fields in your second asp:
'---if action type is : post
newusername = Trim(request.form("newusername"))

'---if action type is : get
newusername = Trim(request.queryString("newusername")

Hope this helps...Peter Crane



> hi all,
 >    how do i validate fields in a form that is been filled by a 
customer.  
i>  am new  to dreamweaver and asp.
i>  have written some code and each time i run it nothing happens. i 
i> ntentionally leave some fields blank but i don't get any response from 
t> he system telling me i need to fill  those fields.
h> ere is my code

> 
'> check for required fields
<> %
i> f objconn = server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
o> bjConn. open "DSN="padda"
i> f objconn.Errors.count > 0 Then
s> et objError = server.CreateObject("ADODB.Error")
D> im blnCriticalError
n> ewusername = TRIM( Request( "newusername" ) )
n> ewpassword = TRIM( Request( "newpassword" ) )
e> mail = TRIM( Request( "email" ) )
s> treet = TRIM( Request( "street" ) ) 
c> ity = TRIM( Request( "city" ) )
c> ounty = TRIM( Request( "county" ) )
p> ostcode = TRIM( Request( "postcode" ) )
I> F newUser <> " " THEN
I> F newusername =  " " THEN
 >  Response.Write " you did not enter your name!"
 >  END IF
I> F newpassword =  " " THEN
 >  Response.Write " you did not enter your password!"
 >  END IF
I> F email =  " " THEN
 >  Response.write " you did not enter your email!"
 >  END IF
I> F street =  " " THEN
 >  Response.Write " you did not enter your street!"
 >  END IF
I> F city =  " " THEN
 >  Response.Write " you did not enter your city!"
 >  END IF
I> F postcode =  " " THEN
 >  Response.Write " you did not enter your postcode!"
 >  END IF
 >  IF usernameTaken( newUsername ) THEN
 >    Response.Write " The username you entered has already " &_
	>  "been chosen by a previous user. Please select " &_
	>  "a new username"
	>  END IF
%> >

> can someone PLEASE tell me what i am doing wrong?
t> hanks
l> eslie