CompareValidato r DataTypeCheck requires value?

[Ron Weldy]

I want to have a optional field on a form that can be blank but if the user
enters something, it must be a number. I'm using a CompareValidato r with the
datatype check but if I submit the form with no value in the field it throws
an error. If I put a number in the form submits fine, and a non-numeric will
trigger the validation. But blank causes the nasty error page to come up
with the error " Input string was not in a correct format."

Can this be done?

Here is my code:

<code>

<asp:TextBox id=txtCOB maxLength="3" CssClass="TxtFl d" Runat="server"
size="2"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:CompareVal idator runat="server"
ControlToValida te="txtCOB"
EnableClientScr ipt="True"
id="valCoB"
CssClass="ErrMs g"
ErrorMessage="P lease enter a number"
Operator="DataT ypeCheck"
Type=Integer>*</asp:CompareVali dator>

</code>

[Ron Weldy]

I found the problem and have fixed it. It did not have anything to do with
this, but with some downstream processing. DOH!

"Ron Weldy" <ro******@msn.c om> wrote in message
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I want to have a optional field on a form that can be blank but if the user
enters something, it must be a number. I'm using a CompareValidato r with
the datatype check but if I submit the form with no value in the field it
throws an error. If I put a number in the form submits fine, and a
non-numeric will trigger the validation. But blank causes the nasty error
page to come up with the error " Input string was not in a correct format."

Can this be done?

Here is my code:

<code>

<asp:TextBox id=txtCOB maxLength="3" CssClass="TxtFl d" Runat="server"
size="2"></asp:TextBox>
<asp:CompareVal idator runat="server"
ControlToValida te="txtCOB"
EnableClientScr ipt="True"
id="valCoB"
CssClass="ErrMs g"
ErrorMessage="P lease enter a number"
Operator="DataT ypeCheck"
Type=Integer>*</asp:CompareVali dator>

</code>