# Schuerig's Client-Side Validation plugin & IE

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/schuerigs-client-side-validation-plugin-ie/88599>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 12, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/schuerigs-client-side-validation-plugin-ie/88599 "2007-03-12T23:25:06Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 12, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/schuerigs-client-side-validation-plugin-ie/88599/1 "2007-03-12T23:25:06Z")

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I’d just about ‘fallen in love’ with Michael S.'s Client-Side  
Validation plugin. Until I tried it in IE6&7. It won’t activate the  
submit button once the fields on the form are valid. Works great in FF.  
It’s just kick-a$$ in my opinion. Does exactly what I need it to do in  
FF. I sure would like to use it. But I gotta serve at least IE6&7.  
Anybody gotten it to work with IE?

Thanks!  
Bo;;

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**Author:** ![wpwood](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wpwood](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wpwood)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/schuerigs-client-side-validation-plugin-ie/88599/2 "2007-03-13T01:07:50Z")

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On Monday 12 March 2007, Bill W. wrote:

> I’d just about ‘fallen in love’ with Michael S.'s Client-Side  
> Validation plugin. Until I tried it in IE6&7. It won’t activate the  
> submit button once the fields on the form are valid. Works great in  
> FF. It’s just kick-a$$ in my opinion. Does exactly what I need it  
> to do in FF. I sure would like to use it. But I gotta serve at  
> least IE6&7. Anybody gotten it to work with IE?

The plugin, and the javascript in particular are _intended_ to work in  
IE6 and newer. I’m using it myself in projects that target these  
browsers and it does work there _for me_. However, it is entirely  
possible, that you’ve stumbled upon a case that I didn’t test.

A few things I can think of to diagnose and correct what’s not working  
in your case.

- If you have originally created your app with an older version of  
Rails, make sure you’re update the JS files:  
$ rake rails:update:javascripts

- In IE’s advanced(?) options, enable “Show Script Errors” or whatever  
it may be called in english. After that, when you edit your form in IE,  
do you get any error messages? Usually, they are pretty much useless,  
but at least indicate that something is wrong.

- The plugin has a sub-directory jstest containing the file  
validator\_test.html. Open this file in IE. It runs several automatic  
tests of the client-side validator, including for enabling/disabling of  
submit buttons. (The README doesn’t state it (yet), but only submit  
buttons named “commit” are disabled/enabled; however, this doesn’t  
appear to be the problem as it would affect FF the same.)

HTH,  
Michael

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Michael S.  
[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
[http://www.schuerig.de/michael/](http://www.schuerig.de/michael/)

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**Author:** ![wpwood](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wpwood](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wpwood)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2007, 2:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/schuerigs-client-side-validation-plugin-ie/88599/3 "2007-03-13T02:29:55Z")

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Hi Michael,

Thanks much for your reply. I appreciate it, and appreciate knowing  
that it  
is working for you. My guess is that my problem is my usage. I’ll try  
your  
suggestions and, at a minimum, if I can’t get it working I’ll at least  
get a  
succinct test case together. Better yet, maybe I’ll figure out what  
I’ve  
screwed up ;-p

Thanks again,  
Bill