As a workaround for such scenario, you could try using ValidatorEnable(val, enable) function, as detailed in ASP .NET validation in depth, during OnClick client side item command event handler.

In my test, I am using ASP .NET required field validator and during item command click, I could disable the required field validator using this snippet:

function WebMenuBar1_OnClick(ctrlId)
{
    ValidatorEnable(RequiredFieldValidator1, false);
}

Glenn,

Would you please attach the sample you used for this?  Thank you.

Here is the simple sample I used to disable validation on postback WebMenuBar.

Thanks Glenn.  By the way, I did get what I needed working per your suggestion.  It tricky though, because disabling all the validators meant we have to reenable them after the partial-page post back.

Note that you can't just reenable them after the partial-page postback completes because enabling also activates them, i.e., their respective visual message all display.  You basically have to assign a client-side handler that reenables them to any button that requires the page validation to occur.

This is why we really need the WebMenuBar control to use a property like CausesValidation so we don't have to have such a messy workaround.  I hope you can forward this to your development team please.  Thanks again.

I will forward your comment to the development team, hopefully thet will consider this feature for future build / version of WebDesktop.

Hi Glenn,

Has this been added to 2011 R1?

Hi Yousif,

Unfortunately, this feature has not been implemented yet.

Regards,
Handy