On_SelectedIndexChanged quits If page is not valid

[enochsfootwear]

Hi,

I have a page that has a dropdown that queries the database to populate other controls on the form depending on what item was selected in the dropdown. There is also a CustomValidator. The problem I’m having is that if the page is submitted and the validation fails then the postback doesn’t work on the dropdown; the user is forced to make a couple different selections before the SelectedIndexChanged fires. Is this normal, is the user forced to make changes before the postback will work again?

Thanks

 

[mbiro]

Why do you have values in your dropdown that would not pass the validator? Or is the validator on other controls?

 

[enochsfootwear]

The validator is for other controls. In this instance the form is letting users select params for a report which is opened in another window via JavaScript, if a report cannot be generated using the params the user selected then a message is displayed in the validator and the window is closed. That's when the problem starts, if the user selects a different param from the dropdown it doesn't postback, it takes a couple tries.

 

[jbenson001]

The page won't be able to post back until the page is valid, which means you have to clear the errors first. This is normal behavior

 

[enochsfootwear]

Thanks for the help