Hi there, I made a text entry as a required field in my app. Unfortunately, some users are using blank space to fill it up. May I ask for suggestions on how I can restrict blank space as an acceptable input? Thank you.

Unfortunately, it looks like you would have to move to a custom form, trim your input fields and validate them there.

Hi @ThinhDinh may I ask how I can go about that? My current set up is I have a drop down list which is the “Supplier Name” if in the event that the supplier is not included in the drop down, they will be required to input a Name. Hence the issue with the blank space. I did this set up because once …

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I’ll check this out @Jeff_Hager . Thank you!

How can I not allow "Blank Space" to be used to fill up a required field

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How can I not allow "Blank Space" to be used to fill up a required field

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