jQuery datepicker validation message issue

Question

I\'m using the jquery datepicker plugin at http://plugins.jquery.com/project/datepick with the datepicker validation plugin.

Answer 1

You want to set this in your datepicker defaults:

onClose: function() {$(this).valid();},

As soon as another date is selected it will make the validator plugin recheck the field.

Answer 2

The "best answer" didn't work for me. I figured out that the validator was validating the date format even though I didn't ask it to. Here's my solution:

$('form').validate(
    rules:
    {
        MyDateControl:{
            required:true,
            date:false
        }
    }
);