I have to perform line item validations based on whether an item is checked or not; essentially formatting and values in four fields depending on whether the first field is checked. I do this with a javascript validation.

I can't use the custom validator to call this function because it is a form-level check, not a control-level check. To get this to work, I placed an onsubmit event handler in the form element. To have this event invoked, I needed to use an html submit button instead of an <asp:button>. So my validation is working fine, but once it returns true, I have no event to fire that posts the form back to the server, i.e., without the asp:button, I don't have the button clicked event to call the code to process the form. How do I do this?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I actually solved this problem myself! I have two buttons, one the html submit button which fires the client-side validation, and the other which submits to the server. I have a Total field which is calculated at the end of the validation, and I have a requiredfieldvalidator on this control, so they can't click the asp:button without running the client-side validation!

Without the total field, I could always use a hidden field to do the same thing, but then the user would be hitting two buttons, and that would be odd. So, although my current problem is solved, I'm still curious how to handle it with the single button.

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Hi there,

You can use an asp:Button instead of an HTML button. You can add code to the onclick handler for the button that calls a custom function you have in your page. If the function returns false, the form is not posted back to the server.

Here's the general idea:

ASPX page
function MyTest()
{
  if (bla)
  {
    return true;
  }
  else
  {
    return false
  }
}


Code Bind for your Page
MyButton1.Attributes.Add("onclick", "return MyTest();");

When you now click the ASP button, first (before the page is submitted), MyTest is called. If Bla, the page is submitted as normal. If bla is false, the user stays where he was.

Does this help?

Imar


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Imar Spaanjaars
Everyone is unique, except for me.

Imar, wonderful solution! thanks for the help.