I have a web form with several validation controls on it. When the submit button is clicked, the validators fire as expected. However, I have another button on the form (to fill city and state info from a ZIP code) and when it is clicked, all the validators fire and don't allow the button's click event to fire.

Can I have validators fire only when a specific button is clicked?


Thanks in advance for your comments.

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Well, I answered my own question. If you're interested, here's what I found out.

1. I should set the button's CausesValidation property to False

2. I should check to make sure the forecolor of a textbox doesn't match the backcolor.

#1 prevents validators from firing

#2 effectively hides the text and makes the programmer feel like a dumba$$ when he figures this out.

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