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URL Field Validation

  • April 17, 2020
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Newbie here. Apologies in advance.

I have set up a URL field.  I had assumed that the field would automatically validate the entered value to ensure that it was a valid URL.  But that is not the case.  The only thing a URL field seems to do is turn the value into a link when viewed?

How can I validate the value when the data is entered, either after the field loses focus or on submission, to ensure it is a valid URL?  Submission could be entering the data in a grid or using a form. I am OK limiting the validation to when entering the data into a form.

Thanks!

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Tom Reynolds
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MarkShnierYou
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  • MarkShnierYou
  • Quickbase Alumni
  • April 17, 2020
I had a client actually have a similar need.  A solution we cam up with was to show a preview of the website  and the dead previews mean that the link is invalid as you can see form the report below, the ones with the unhappy face were dead links.  Contact me via my signature line if you need help setting this up.  The preview Technique comes from Kirk Trachey's Magic buttons app.





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