validate mandatory fields and cancel submit if blank

[Former Community Member]

I'm new to this and really stuck. How can I require mandatory fields to have a value prior to allowing the user to submit via email? I have a regular control type button that is scripted to email the form, however I want to disallow that if the User-Required fields are blank.  I can get it to validate the fields by placing this in the mouse down event:

if

(form1.execValidate() == false)

{

xfa.host.messageBox("One or more mandatory fields is blank. Please return to the form to complete all fields marked with a *. \n\nThank you!"

, "Form is incomplete", 0, 0);

}

but I can't make the email submission process stop after that. I would most appreciate any help. If I can't figure this out, I guess I will workaround by hiding the submit button until required fields are complete, but I hate to do that when I know there has to be a simple way that's much better!

[Srini_Dhulipall]

Here is a sample for you..

https://acrobat.com/#d=HouRLov3lOntSbqAfsr5Hg

Here it checks for the field values before sending the email.

Thanks

Srini

[Former Community Member]

Hi Srini- Thanks so much for your response, however, the sample you posted doesn't seem to validate or stop the submission. When I clicked the button, it continued to pull the form into an email with null values. Maybe this is a problem on my end? I do appreciate your help!

[Srini_Dhulipall · Accepted solution]

Sorry.. That was the wrong file..

Here is the correct file..

https://acrobat.com/#d=bYzEuuvdFjiex1HoW8wVxA

Thanks

Srini

[Former Community Member]

Awesome! Thats perfect - thank you so much. You saved the rest of my hair from being

pulled out