Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/element-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/element-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.37.2.19 -r1.37.2.20
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/element-procs.tcl	30 Aug 2022 09:35:28 -0000	1.37.2.19
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/element-procs.tcl	30 Aug 2022 09:38:07 -0000	1.37.2.20
@@ -694,7 +694,9 @@
                 lappend v_errors $message
                 set formerror($element_id:maxlength) $message
             }
-        } elseif { ! [template::data::validate $element(datatype) value message] } {
+        }
+
+        if { ! [template::data::validate $element(datatype) value message] } {
             #
             # The submission is formally invalid according to datatype
             # validation.