Re: QF: Optional Passwords & Comparison

Mark Drago wrote: >Hello, > >I'm trying to create two password boxes that will be used for entering a >password and for verifying that password. The problem I'm having arises >due to the fact that in this application setting a password is >optional. However, if the user enters text into _either_ text box, I >want to throw an error in the case that they don't match (even if the >other box is empty). I'm using the compare rule to check that they are >the same, but I need it to be checked even if one of them is empty. I'm >not sure how to go about this because they are not required. If a >password had to be set, I would just set it to be required and move on, >but the password is optional. Did you try using the compare rule only ? I mean, without the required rule. If an element is not required, the rule it is assigned won't be triggered unless it is not empty. That's in the manual. Bertrand Mansion Mamasam