Validators odd behavior 1

[dbsquared]

I have found an odd behavior from Validators and maskededitvalidators.

what I startted with is views and one view in particular had validators on it to test ffor dates within a text box and empty is valid.
However as I switched views I was getting the message error on page. I started with the maskededitvalidator and then changed it to a comparevalidator and both exibited the same behavior.

SO I changed from the view to seperate panels that I enable the visible when I want and I found I am getting same error so once again I changed to the Comparevalidator and I got the same behavior.

I know it is the validators as when I disable them the pages work perfrectly except I can't validate my date box any more.

I was wondering is there some work around or if I have some property set wrong I am showing the setup elow

   <asp:textbox id="txtDateFrom" runat="server" Font-Bold="True" MaxLength="8" Columns="9"></asp:textbox> 
   <asp:ImageButton id="ImageButton5" runat="server" ImageUrl="~/Images/calendar.ico" Height="24px">
   </asp:ImageButton> 
   <cc1:MaskedEditExtender id="MaskedEditExtender2" runat="server" 
   TargetControlID="txtDateFrom" 
   Mask="99/99/9999"
   MaskType="Date" 
   MessageValidatorTip=true />
   <cc1:MaskedEditValidator id="MaskedEditValidator2" runat="server" InvalidValueMessage="Please enter a correct date" Display="Dynamic" ControlToValidate="txtDateFrom" ControlExtender="MaskedEditExtender2" Enabled="False" >Please enter a correct date</cc1:MaskedEditValidator>
   <asp:CompareValidator ID="CompareValidator1" runat="server" ControlToValidate="txtDateFrom"
   Display="Dynamic" ErrorMessage="Please Enter a correct date" Type="Date" Text="Please Enter a correct date" Operator="DataTypeCheck" />
   <cc1:CalendarExtender id="CalendarExtender2" runat="server" TargetControlID="txtDateFrom" Format="MM/dd/yyyy" PopupButtonID="ImageButton5" BehaviorID="CalendarExtender2" />

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[jbenson001]

It looks like your validators are extended controls. Did you create these, are these 3rd party controls?

 

[dbsquared]

You are correct the first one I used was the extender in the ajax control toolkit from asp.net. I diabled this one.

Then I used a standard Compare validator and got the same behavior.

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[jbenson001]

I would check the AJAX forums and see if there are any issues relating to their extened validator controls.

 

[SiriusBlackOp]

On the control you are using to change the views/panels... Make sure that it's "CausesValidation" property is set to False.

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[dbsquared]

thank you that simple change has fixed the issue for all the validator types.
This is more of an annoyance than anything.

Thank you again.

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[SiriusBlackOp]

You Bet!

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[dbsquared]

I have another issue now. If i have controls in the panels that need to validate what is in the current panel, when I press the button to say submit the form I am thrown the errors again when they are pressed.

This only seems to be with the validators that I am doing on extended textboxes.

I have other validaotrs on other textboxes that don't have exteneders on them and I don't see this behavior form them

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