Validator Postback

[robertx]

I have 2 text boxes (username and password) on a login form each associated with a required field validator. I also have a custom validator control which I call the ServerValidate event to authenticate.

My problem is that the form does not post back to the server until both of the required field validators are valid. Even if I put JavaScript into my HTML to set the focus to the username or password field, it does not execute unless the form is posted back.

eg.If the user enters a username but no password, the focus is not set to the password text box as the password required field validator blocks post back.

How can I force the form to post back each time a validator executes? I have set runat="Server".

[mendhak]

Try setting enableclientscript property to false and handle its event in the postback

[GlenW]

I have 2 text boxes (username and password) on a login form each associated with a required field validator. I also have a custom validator control which I call the ServerValidate event to authenticate.

My problem is that the form does not post back to the server until both of the required field validators are valid. Even if I put JavaScript into my HTML to set the focus to the username or password field, it does not execute unless the form is posted back.

eg.If the user enters a username but no password, the focus is not set to the password text box as the password required field validator blocks post back.

How can I force the form to post back each time a validator executes? I have set runat="Server".

Why do you want to postback if all required fields are not filled in?

[robertx]

Because I want to set focus to the field that is missing data and I can only do it using JavaScript which is only called if the page is reloaded.

Mendhak - that worked perfectly.

I set enableclientscript = false for the 2 required field validator controls and put the following JavaScript into the HTML:

<SCRIPT language="javascript">var myForm = document.Form1;if (myForm.txtUserName.value == ""){myForm.txtUserName.focus();myForm.txtUserName.select();} else {myForm.txtPassword.focus();myForm.txtPassword.select();}</SCRIPT>