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ASP vb.net validation question

I have written a VB net web program. That does the validation in VB. However this causes problem with screen re-draw. My undesrtanding is I need to do this in client side, as a script? I have numerous fields that check for content, size and in some cases content value is based on other fields on the form.

I have the following vb code for example field,
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If mxorg = 0 Then
If istextwflen(org.Text, 3) = False Then
MsgBox("ORG can only be 3 character text value!")
org.Focus()
Else
org.Text = UCase(org.Text)
End If
Else
org.Text = "***"
End If

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And the ASP side has this;
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<td class="specialPanelPositionStyle">

<asp:TextBox ID="org" runat="server" CssClass="smalltxtbox"
MaxLength="3" ToolTip="Enter a 3 Character Origin value." CausesValidation="False">

</asp:TextBox>
</td>
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I do not want the build in validation because that puts asterix and message on form. I want a pop up box. Do I do this in script? or is there some code I can write in ASP section as shown above?

Sorry if I am not clear.
Thanks

sammySeltzer

Why not do this on the database side?

Set up your fieldname and give it a character lenght of 3.

Then first of all, then this will look more like this:

<td class="specialPanelPositionStyle">

<asp:TextBox ID="org" style="width: 3x;" runat="server" CssClass="smalltxtbox"
MaxLength="3" ToolTip="Enter a 3 Character Origin value." CausesValidation="False">
(max characther: 3)
</asp:TextBox>
</td>

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CPOINT2000

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Thanks I will try this suggestion. Actually size is not an issue, that is already setup on field. I need to validate to make sure, it is text, or date, or numeric. In some cases it has to allow blank and or values. In some validations (for example date from/to field) need to validate field is valid yyyymmdd ad the from is prior to to date, to date is after from date, etc... Instead of at time form is submitted I like to validate as field lost focus or is changed. This is a vb program that is already been out for some time, which is being converted to web application, and I am trying to keep same functionality as possible as PC version. That's why I am insisting on client side validation. Reason I placed the ASP code there is that was generated by system for the field, I was trying to see if there was any code I could insert in there, case, if condition etc... However I will try the script example you provided now. Thanks

CPOINT2000

ASKER

Thanks sorry got side tracked, just got back into code. This worked.