InfoPath Dev

 InfoPath 2003

On a form with multiple check boxes, is there a way to make at least one of them required and have the form indicate that with the red asterisk? I'd like all required fields on the form to behave consistently...

 Thanks, Steph

Hi, and welcome:

Well, with data validation, you can add conditions to each checkbox. But that would merely give you a bunch of checkboxes outlined in red until one was selected and then they all are valid. I read an idea here the other day -- add a section to your form, make it tiny, type a bold, red asterisk in it and conditionally hide the section (so, if one of the checkboxes is selected, the asterisk would hide). That would give you the look you wanted. But to enforce the selection of at least one, you'd have to add rules to your submit to check that at least one was selected. If you aren't submitting the form, it is saved instead, you'd probably have to add code in your save request event.

Thank you! I'll give it a try...Steph

I needed for a customer something alike.  So what I did:

 - On the record level I added a hidden textbox, CanSubmit, DataType True/False and Default Value false
-  Then I added to the textboxes of the record rules, yhich will be applied when the data changes,    First Rule:  Set the CanSubmit to false, Second Rule: Set the CanSubmit to true if conditions are true,   the conditions is the business reauiredments

The submit button:  Add Rules, Submit using the data connection + conditions All Occurences of CanSubmit are equal to TRUE

You can add a second rule, saying when Any Occurences of CanSubmit is false, show a dialog box.