Validate Drop Down Selections

[eluser]iConTM[/eluser]
or:

Code:

// run the validation on 1 of the dropdowns
$this->form_validation->set_rules('d', 'Date', 'callback_date_check');

Code:

function date_check ($value)
{
    $y = $this->input->post('y');
    $m = $this->input->post('m');
    $d = $this->input->post('d');

    if( checkdate($m,$d,$y) )
    {
        return true;
    }
                
    $this->load->library('validation');
    $this->validation->set_message(__FUNCTION__, 'The %s field is not a valid date.');
    return FALSE;    
}