CFSELECT validation in Flash format form

Question

In the past, I have used Javascript validation in CFFORMs to
validate CFSELECT input, due to the bug in Coldfusion validation
(most of my client sites are on shared servers, so I can't modify
the cfform.js file).
The Javascript I found somewhere worked great:
<!-- Validation Functions -->
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE = "JavaScript">
function ExtendJS(FormName) {
if (!SingleSelectRequired(FormName,'Event_Description')) {
alert("You must select a Vendor from the drop-down list.");
return false;
function
SingleSelectRequired(Form, Field) {
var itemSelected =
eval("document." + Form + "."
+ Field + ".selectedIndex");
if (itemSelected == 0) {
return false;
} else {
return true;
</SCRIPT>
Then, in my CFFORM tag:
<cfform
name = "formName"
action = "index.cfm?section=4&submit=1"
preservedata="Yes"
enctype = "multipart/form-data"
method = "POST"
format = "HTML"
onSubmit = "return ExtendJS('FormName')">
Now I'm exploring CFFORM format="Flash"... well, not just
exploring, way down the road developing a web app ... and I've
discovered my old validation methods don't work. It seems I have to
use Actionscript now.
Does anyone have a good Actionscript form validation
implementation they can share with me? Or point me in a different
direction if I'm off base here?
Thanks,
max

Answer 1

It's hard for me to believe I'm the only one who has had
problems with CFFORM format="flash" cfselect validation. But hours
of searching turned up VERY LITTLE. I managed to cobble something
together, so for anyone else who has this problem, and happens
across my post, here's how I solved it:
<cfsavecontent variable="validate">
// perform client side validation here if you want
var validationError = "False";
var myString = "Please Select a value for the following:";
var alertTitle = "Data Input Required";
if (theForm.testSelect.value == 'none')
var validationError = "True";
var myString = myString + " Location,";
if (theForm.testSelect2.value == 'none')
var validationError = "True";
var myString = myString + " Option2,";
if (validationError == 'True')
alert(myString,alertTitle);
return false;
</cfsavecontent>
<cfform name="theForm" action="" format="flash"
height="220" width="450" onSubmit="#validate#">
<cfselect name="testSelect" width="100" size="1"
multiple="no" required="Yes" query="q1" display ="firstname" value
="firstname" selected="" queryPosition="Below">
<option value="none">Select One
</cfselect>
<cfselect name="testSelect2" width="100" size="1"
multiple="no" required="Yes" query="q1" display ="lastname" value
="lastname" selected="" queryPosition="Below">
<option value="none">Select One
</cfselect>
<cfinput name="Location" type="text" label="Location"
value="" width="300" required="Yes" message="Please provide a
location" />
<cfinput name="Test2" type="text" label="Test" value=""
width="300" required="Yes" message="Please provide a test" />
<cfinput type="submit" name="submitBtn" value="Send Data"
width="100">
</cfform>