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USING DREAMWEAVER
Building Spry pages visually
Last updated 3/28/2012
Specify when validation occurs
You can set the point at which validation occurs—when the site visitor clicks outside the widget, as the visitor types,
or when the visitor tries to submit the form.
1 Select a Validation Text Field widget in the Document window.
2 In the Property inspector (Window > Properties) select the option that indicates when you want validation to
occur. You can select all of the options or Submit only.
Blur Validates whenever the user clicks outside the text field.
Change Validates as the user changes text inside the text field.
Submit Validates when the user tries to submit the form. The submit option is selected by default, and cannot be
deselected.
Specify a minimum and maximum number characters
This option is only available for None, Integer, E-mail Address, and URL validation types.
1 Select a Validation Text Field widget in the Document window.
2 In the Property inspector (Window > Properties), enter a number in the Min Chars or Max Chars box. For example,
if you enter 3 in the Min Chars box, the widget only validates if the user enters three or more characters.
Validation type Format
None No particular format required.
Integer Text field accepts numbers only.
Email Address Text field accepts e-mail addresses that contain @ and a period (.) that is both preceded and
followed by at least one letter.
Date Formats vary. Make your selection from the Format pop-up menu of the Property inspector.
Time Formats vary. Make your selection from the Format pop-up menu of the Property inspector. (“tt”
stands for am/pm format; “t” stands for a/p format.)
Credit Card Formats vary. Make your selection from the Format pop-up menu of the Property inspector. You
can choose to accept all credit cards, or specify a particular kind of credit card (MasterCard, Visa,
etc.). The text field does not accept spaces in credit card numbers, i.e. 4321 3456 4567 4567.
Zip Code Formats vary. Make your selection from the Format pop-up menu of the Property inspector.
Phone Number Text field accepts phone numbers formatted for U.S. and Canada [phone] or custom
formats. If you select custom format as an option, enter the format, for example, 000.00(00), in the
Pattern text box.
Social Security Number Text field accepts social security numbers formatted as 000-00-0000. If you want to use a different
format, select Custom as your validation type and specify a pattern. The pattern validation
mechanism accepts only ASCII characters.
Currency Text field accepts currency formatted as 1,000,000.00 or 1.000.000,00.
Real Number/Scientific Notation Validates various kinds of numbers: integers (for example, 1); float values (for example, 12.123); and
float values in scientific notation (for example, 1.212e+12, 1.221e-12 where e is used as a power of
10).
IP Address Formats vary. Make your selection from the Format pop-up menu of the Property inspector.
URL Text field accepts URLs formatted as http://xxx.xxx.xxx or ftp://xxx.xxx.xxx.
Custom Lets you specify a custom validation type and format. Enter the format pattern (and hint if desired)
in the Property inspector. The pattern validation mechanism accepts only ASCII characters.