Maybe not the solution you're looking for, but easy enough to give it a try:
By adding a class of "cancel" to a "save anyway"-submit-button, the
validation is skipped and the form submitted.
Jörn
On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Jim Biancolo <j...@biancolo.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> Short version: is there code I can put in invalidHandler that will
> allow the submit to proceed, even if there are validation errors in
> the form? (note that form.submit() does not seem to be the answer)
>
> Long version: I have a situation where my client wants all the visual
> validation cues, but still wants the user to be able to submit an
> "invalid" form so that it can be saved to the database to be resumed
> later. I'm struggling with this using the validation plugin, as it
> doesn't want to allow the submit to happen if there are any validation
> errors. Is there a way to force it to proceed? I thought this bit
> from the "too much recursion" section of the help would do it:
>
> $("#myform").validate({
> submitHandler: function(form) {
> form.submit();
> }
> });
>
> I figured if form.submit() could be called from submitHandler, then it
> could also be called from invalidHandler, but it doesn't appear so. I
> get a Firebug error telling me form.submit() doesn't exist. Now, as
> it happens, the submit rams through anyway, which I could live with,
> but having this code here causes other problems, like when I call
> validator.form() I get the same undefined error, and it prevents all
> subsequent validations from happening.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
>
