[jQuery] Validation Plugins: how to add global error

[jQuery] Validation Plugins: how to add global error

Hi all, some question about the validation plugins.
There is a form with:
- some search fields
- a table of search result with checkboxes
- some buttons to do next action with checked records
Currently, the form is placing error message after each search fields.
However, I also want to validate the button click, so that user must check something before proceed to next.
So it would be inappropriate to display error messages after checkbox.
I want to place a <div> and says 'Please check records before proceed!'.
As sometimes there will be no 'checkbox', it seems not good to place a rule in the option.
I realize one of the way is to use submitHandler as a final check on that.
But then I have to manage these 'global errors' manually.
Is there any recommended way to do it?<br clear="all">
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