Earlier ActionScript versions ate up the error silently to avoid error message dialogs from popping up in Flash.

以前的ActionScript版本会悄悄地掩盖错误，以避免在Flash中出现错误消息对话框。

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This is purely to avoid error messages, the real form markup should have all required fields.

这个纯粹是避免出现一些错误信息，真实的表单标记应该拥有全部的必填字段。

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Is there much that we can do to avoid human error in these high-tech days?

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