Is there a way to make a dropdown selection required?

[tvsmvp]

When somebody fails to select a color preference, it makes for quite an interesting time tracking down the buyer and figuring everything out. As a last resort, I've started requiring phone numbers through paypal - but I'd rather not due to obvious privacy concerns on the part of my clients. So, is there a setting in eJunkie that I can use for this? Or do we know of a line of code I might include somewhere to make this mandatory?

[E-junkie_Chef]

The first option in the dropdown is already selected, so that's the color that will be added in the cart when they click the ADD TO CART button.

[tvsmvp]

But my question is whether there's a way to require a selection, not rely on a default.

[E-junkie_Chef]

If there is something already selected by default, then there is no question of "requiring" a selection as an option is already selected.

[tvsmvp]

I can't make a choice selected by default - that would cause me to send the wrong color to somebody who failed to make a choice. That's why I'm asking if a choice (or change) be make mandatory.

[E-junkie_Chef]

No, it can't be made mandatory by us. You can have some JS validation on your end for that.

[tvsmvp]

Thanks for the update. For those looking for something similar, I was able to find a suitable js example on this page: http://www.elated.com/articles/form-validation-with-javascript/.



Thanks again -

[zawmn83]

Can I validate the customer input with our existing records from Database before Add Cart?

[E-junkie_Guru]

@zawmn83:

I think I have already answered your question in another thread here:

http://www.e-junkie.com/bb/topic/1718