Hi,
call a Javascript function on the button click in the usercontrol.ascx page.
it can be smthng like below:
function validate(text)
{
var x=text.indexOf(';');
if(x!=-1)
{
alert('the text doesnt contain semicolon');
}
else
{
alert('the text contains semicolon');
}
}
you can have a validation as u wud like..i just gave an example..
hope it helps.
cheers