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displaying mandatory fields
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It is really up to you and what would best server your users and your end result. An asterics (*) next to a field is always good.
You can use the validate event to validate the field before the user exits it (look it up in the MSDN help) but this would occur each time the user tries to leave the field and I believe is an annoyance.
Personally, I prefer to validate just before I do a save, but again, it depends on what you are going for.
You can use the validate event to validate the field before the user exits it (look it up in the MSDN help) but this would occur each time the user tries to leave the field and I believe is an annoyance.
Personally, I prefer to validate just before I do a save, but again, it depends on what you are going for.
I agree with kbuc6. I display some visual indicator on the form showing that the field is mandatory (ie asterik, bold label, symbol, etc...) I also validate all information when the user attempts to save the information. If any fields are blank, or the information is invalid, I take the user back to the field in question to correct.
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