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Validate the username and password boxes
You will apply a validation that ensures that shoppers enter text into the edit
boxes. The Non-blank validation can be applied at any time before the form is
submitted. You will add it first since it deals with only one element and is the
simplest procedure on this page.
To validate the edit boxes:
1
On the CheckOutLogIn page, select the UserName edit box. Right click and
choose Possible Activations.
2
Scroll to the Forms Validations category and double click the activation
that says:
UserName: Non Blank Validation on UserName
3
In the Parameters dialog enter the error message:
Please enter your email address in the User Name box
Then click OK.
4
Select the Password edit box. Right click and choose Possible Activations.
5
Scroll to the Forms Validation category and double click the activation:
Password: Non Blank Validation on Password
6
In the Parameters dialog enter the error message:
Please enter your password
7
Click OK.