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Adding required field validators to a form

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I have a form connected to a database so you can add new customers in it. I need to add required field validators and change them so they have a certain format (SSN is 999-99-9999). I can't get the required field validators to work .. Any ideas?
- Moved by Jason Dot Wang Monday, April 29, 2013 8:23 AM This thread is about ASP.NET
Thursday, April 25, 2013 5:48 PM
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Hi,
It seems to me you want a http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.regularexpressionvalidator.aspx validator (to check that it match the pattern you want) rather than the required field validator (which just check if you have an input in a required field).
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- Proposed as answer by Faisal Ahmed Farooqui Thursday, April 25, 2013 10:55 PM
- Marked as answer by Just Karl Friday, October 11, 2013 2:29 PM
Thursday, April 25, 2013 6:03 PM
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Hi,
It seems to me you want a http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.regularexpressionvalidator.aspx validator (to check that it match the pattern you want) rather than the required field validator (which just check if you have an input in a required field).
If you need further hel, please close this thread and post to http://forums.asp.net rather than to a general C# forum.
Please always mark whatever response solved your issue so that the thread is properly marked as "Answered".
- Proposed as answer by Faisal Ahmed Farooqui Thursday, April 25, 2013 10:55 PM
- Marked as answer by Just Karl Friday, October 11, 2013 2:29 PM
Thursday, April 25, 2013 6:03 PM -
It requires regularexpression validator ...Codes following below
<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:RegularExpressionValidator ID="RegularExpressionValidator1" runat="server" ControlToValidate="TextBox1" Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="enter in correct format to SSN(999-88-9999)" ValidationExpression="\d{3}-\d{2}-\d{4}"></asp:RegularExpressionValidator>
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Thursday, April 25, 2013 6:06 PM -
When I try to add a validators, I can't connect it to what I'm trying to validate. Nothing shows up under the control to validate fieldThursday, April 25, 2013 6:23 PM
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Absolutely it will not display anything at page load. but when you will put wrong inputs and click your submit button that time Validator message will show
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Thursday, April 25, 2013 6:45 PM -
Still couldn't get it to work. The validator won't link to what I want it toFriday, April 26, 2013 2:02 AM
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Hi guy,
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Monday, April 29, 2013 8:23 AM