Validating fields

[John]

Hi

I have an enquiry form webform with fields of types date. How and where can
I validate that users enter valid date fields? Also is there a way to
provide format mask in a date field?

Thanks

Regards

 

[Xavier Pacheco]

Hmmmm, you could use a CompareValidator or a RangeValidator. Then,
reject dates that are incorrect.

For complex regular expression, check out:

http://www.regexlib.com/

If the range is of no use to you you can do something like:

<asp:CompareValidator runat=server ControlToValidate="datetextbox"
Operator="DataTypeCheck" Type="Date" />

to validate the type.

I also found the following article useful:

http://www.codeproject.com/aspnet/datevalidator.asp#xx461021xx

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