Form validation across frames

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Hi, I have the following problem. I have a form in one page that has validator controls, to ensure users dont enter junk into the textboxes. There is one scenario in a textbox which only allows numbers and a decimal point (.) to be entered. If you enter just a . the validation picks it up fine when you try submit the page. However, we also have a frame on the side with options like print and save - and clicking one of these will throw an error if the user entered just a . which I need to address now. Any ideas how you can get another frame to first call the validation on the data entry frame? Thanks in advance.