By default Page is validated once and all for all controls. But there are
workarounds:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/is...d/default.aspx
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Teemu Keiski
MCP, Microsoft MVP (ASP.NET), AspInsiders member
ASP.NET Forum Moderator, AspAlliance Columnist
"Straatvark" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> On my page I have two types of search-es, each with its own input and
> submit form inputs.
>
> How do I prevent the fire of the "Requiredfieldvalidator1" assigned to
> "input1" of "search1", when "submit2" of second search type is clicked
> (and "Requiredfieldvalidator2" fired on the relevant "input2")
>
> The inverse should happen when "search1" is done.
>
> Thanks, gert