Index: branches/5.0.x/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r12783 -r12792
--- branches/5.0.x/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 12783)
+++ branches/5.0.x/core/kernel/db/dbitem.php	(.../dbitem.php)	(revision 12792)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: dbitem.php 12783 2009-10-25 20:22:53Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: dbitem.php 12792 2009-10-25 21:05:07Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -481,10 +481,6 @@
 			return false;
 		}
 
-	    if (!$this->raiseEvent('OnAfterItemValidate')) {
-	    	return false;
-	    }
-
 	    if (!$this->FieldValues) {
 	    	// nothing to update
 	    	return true;
@@ -570,6 +566,9 @@
 			return true;
 		}
 
+		// will apply any custom validation to the item
+		$this->raiseEvent('OnBeforeItemValidate');
+
 		$global_res = true;
 		foreach ($this->Fields as $field => $params) {
 			$res = $this->ValidateField($field);
@@ -586,6 +585,11 @@
 			$this->Application->Debugger->dumpVars($this->FieldErrors);
 		}
 
+		if ($global_res) {
+			// no validation errors
+			$this->raiseEvent('OnAfterItemValidate');
+		}
+
 		return $global_res;
 	}
 
@@ -831,10 +835,6 @@
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (!$this->raiseEvent('OnAfterItemValidate')) {
-			return false;
-		}
-
 		if (is_int($force_id)) {
 			$this->FieldValues[$this->IDField] = $force_id;
 		}
Index: branches/5.0.x/core/kernel/db/db_event_handler.php
===================================================================
diff -u -N -r12734 -r12792
--- branches/5.0.x/core/kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(.../db_event_handler.php)	(revision 12734)
+++ branches/5.0.x/core/kernel/db/db_event_handler.php	(.../db_event_handler.php)	(revision 12792)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 /**
-* @version	$Id: db_event_handler.php 12734 2009-10-20 19:28:11Z alex $
+* @version	$Id: db_event_handler.php 12792 2009-10-25 21:05:07Z alex $
 * @package	In-Portal
 * @copyright	Copyright (C) 1997 - 2009 Intechnic. All rights reserved.
 * @license      GNU/GPL
@@ -1846,6 +1846,16 @@
 		}
 
 		/**
+		 * Occurs before validation attempt
+		 *
+		 * @param kEvent $event
+		 */
+		function OnBeforeItemValidate(&$event)
+		{
+
+		}
+
+		/**
 		 * Occurs after successful item validation
 		 *
 		 * @param kEvent $event