Validation problem - Printable Version

Code:
//View

$Item_description = array(

              'name'        => 'Item_description',

              'id'          => 'Item_description',

              'value'       => $results->Item_description,

              'maxlength'   => '60',

              'size'        => '70',

              'style'       => 'width:70%',

            );



<tr>

<td>&lt;?php echo form_label('Item Description ','Item_description', $attributes); ?&gt;</td>

<td>&lt;?php echo form_input($Item_description); ?&gt;</td>

<td>&lt;?php echo form_error('Item_description'); ?&gt;</td>

</tr>



// Controller

function edit($Item)

    {

        $data['results'] = $this->product_model->getRecords(array('Item' => $Item));

        if (!$data['results']) 

        {

            $this->session->set_flashdata('flashError', 'Record not found, please contact your administrator.');

            redirect('product');

        }

        

        // Fill Category Dropdown Box

        $data["cat"] = $this->category_model->fillCombo();

        

        // Validate form

        $this->form_validation->set_error_delimiters('<span style="color: red" class="error">', '</span>');        

        $this->form_validation->set_rules('Item_description', 'Item Description','trim|required');

        $this->form_validation->set_rules('Extended_description', 'Extended Description','trim|required|min_length[4]');

        $this->form_validation->set_rules('Size', 'Size','trim|required');

        $this->form_validation->set_rules('Sizenum', 'Sizenum','trim|required');

        $this->form_validation->set_rules('List_price', 'List Price','trim|required');

        $this->form_validation->set_rules('Price1', 'Price1','trim|required');

        $this->form_validation->set_rules('Price2', 'Price2','trim|required');

        $this->form_validation->set_rules('Price3', 'Price3','trim|required');

        $this->form_validation->set_rules('On_hand_qty', 'On Hand Qty','trim');

            

        if ($this->form_validation->run())

        {

            //$_POST['Item'] = $Id;

            //if (empty($_POST['userPassword'])) unset($_POST['userPassword']);

            if ($this->product_model->updateRecord($_POST))

            {

                $this->session->set_flashdata('flashConfirm', 'Record has been successfully updated.');

                redirect('product');

            }

            else {

                $this->session->set_flashdata('flashError', 'Record not updated! No Changes were made.');

                redirect('product');

            }

        }

        $this->template->write('menu', anchor($this->session->userdata('returnPage'),'Cancel Request'));

        $this->template->write('title','Edit Record');

        $this->template->write_view('content','product/edit_form', $data, FALSE);            

        $this->template->render();

    }