InfoPath Dev

Hi, I had specify Data validation rule. I had specify data validation rule for pattern matching. That field is opetional. then also at runtime it display estric (*) for that control. And it shows that to complsary insert value for that field. I want to remove that *. what to do? Thanks & Regards Shraddha

I presume you'd be able to get around this by changing the condition to:

Field does not match pattern AND

Field is not blank

Actually i want to allow null value. field is not complasary field. I had specify data validation rule for validate data. but it not allow for null value.

Yeah, I know that.  Did you try my suggestion?

What's the pattern you're using, specifically?

Do make sure that the field isn't marked as "Cannot be blank" - you mention it is optional, so I assume you've already checked that, but if you are having trouble with Jimmy's suggestion, that check box may have gotten selected in the field's properties.