Validating "either - or" functionality
I have an upload-file control and a "paste your resume" text box.
User MUST either upload a resume OR paste resume.
If resume uploaded, then the "paste resume" textbox can be empty.
If resume is pasted, then uploaded-textbox can be empty, no need to upload.
*** when user clicks submit, how can I validate if the resume is uploaded . I can check if the paste-resume textbox is empty..it's like at least one thing should have been done when user clicks Submit...
how can I check that?
User MUST either upload a resume OR paste resume.
If resume uploaded, then the "paste resume" textbox can be empty.
If resume is pasted, then uploaded-textbox can be empty, no need to upload.
*** when user clicks submit, how can I validate if the resume is uploaded . I can check if the paste-resume textbox is empty..it's like at least one thing should have been done when user clicks Submit...
how can I check that?
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You may want to leave the user the option of changing his mind and submitting a replacement, in which case you would not disable both options once he's made a submission, but would ask him "Do you want to replace ...?" if he does make a second (or alternate) submission.
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>>You could also disable the Submit button until you are satisfied that the user did a valid paste or upload
that could be a good way of doing it. Let's see if someone else responds to this thread with other ideas
that could be a good way of doing it. Let's see if someone else responds to this thread with other ideas
OK. The theory is that when you can prevent the user from doing something wrong (through disabling), you won't have to check and then tell him he did the wrong thing. Of course, you may still have to check for other things.
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yeah, i agree....have to ask the designer if it's ok to do it that way...
I wonder how other job sites do this , for the resume section..
I wonder how other job sites do this , for the resume section..
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was thinking about doing the validation without doing a postback..for example, i have validators to make sure first name is not blank, last name is not blank...i thought i can do the same without doing a post back...