error checking a selection box

[Zano]

I have a form that I want the end user to make a selection from but if they fail to make a selection I want it to have an error to tell the user to go back and make a selection before they submit the form. Here is a sample of my code, All my textboxes do the error checking just fine, I don't know why the selction boxes don't work? If anyone can help me with this I'd be very gratefull.
I'm running out of hair to pull here..

<td align=&quot;right&quot; nowrap>How did you hear about us:</td>
<td colspan=&quot;2&quot;><cfselect name=&quot;Marketrack&quot; required=&quot;yes&quot; message=&quot;Please go back and tell us how you heard about us?&quot;>
<option value=&quot;&quot;></option>
<option value=&quot;Website referral&quot;>Web site referral</option>
<option value=&quot;Banner Advertisement&quot;>Advertisement</option>
<option value=&quot;Email Solicitation&quot;>Email Solicitation</option>
<option value=&quot;Direct Mail&quot;>Direct Mail</option>
<option value=&quot;Other&quot;>Other</option>
</cfselect>
</td>

 

[webmigit]

Notice the bold here, it is important to have a choice default selected.. ensures you're getting some value that you want...

<td align=&quot;right&quot; nowrap>How did you hear about us:</td>
              <td colspan=&quot;2&quot;><cfselect  name=&quot;Marketrack&quot;  required=&quot;yes&quot; message=&quot;Please go back and tell us how you heard about us?&quot;

 message="Please tell us how you found us"

>
                  <option value=&quot;&quot;

 selected

>

Please select one

</option>
                  <option value=&quot;Website referral&quot;>Web site referral</option>
                  <option value=&quot;Banner Advertisement&quot;>Advertisement</option>
                  <option value=&quot;Email Solicitation&quot;>Email Solicitation</option>
                  <option value=&quot;Direct Mail&quot;>Direct Mail</option>
                  <option value=&quot;Other&quot;>Other</option>
                  </cfselect>
              </td>

And then, for processing, if you have a server side failsafe:

<CFIF len(marketrack} gt 0>run fine<CFELSE>error</CFIF>

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[Zano]

Thanks, I will give this a try and let you know. Tell me would the <CFIF> statement go in my action.cfm page as opposed to the form.cfm page since the action page is where I will be inserting the data to my database?