You could do something like: IsNumeric(Replace(form.dollars, ",","","all"))
That would remove any commas before applying the isNumeric test, so 1,000 would be rendered as 1000 and pass the test (I think). -- Josh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Faircloth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <cf-talk@houseoffusion.com> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 4:27 PM Subject: RE: Ok, I give...how can I do this... > Seems like I'll just have to give formatting instructions > not to put any commas in a field...on numerals. > > But that's not intuitive for someone making an entry > for $1,000,000...as 1000000...to difficult to tell > how many zeros are there...much easier as 1,000,000 > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:13 PM >> To: CF-Talk >> Subject: RE: Ok, I give...how can I do this... >> >> >> You know...I tried using IsNumeric(Val(Form.Dollars)), >> but found it was identifying a field entry of "wlekfjwlek" >> as numeric...I assume it was assigning a value of "0" >> to the entry and that is numeric... >> >> So that didn't weed out that kind of junk field entry >> in my validation (which is what I'm working on here... >> trying to validate an entry as a valid dollar entry. >> >> Rick >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Mike Kear [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 7:00 PM >> > To: CF-Talk >> > Subject: Re: Ok, I give...how can I do this... >> > >> > >> > No. numeral 1, comma, zero zero zero is a text string. But if >> you want to >> > make it a numeric value you can use #val("1,000")# . The >> > val() function >> > attempts to make a number out of whatever is in the string >> > submitted to it. >> > >> > Cheers >> > Mike Kear >> > Windsor, NSW, Australia >> > Certified Advanced ColdFusion Developer >> > AFP Webworks >> > http://afpwebworks.com >> > ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET hosting from AUD$15/month >> > >> > >> > On 3/7/06, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > >> > > Should a field entry of "1,000" validate >> > > as a numeric? >> > > >> > > e.g. IsNumeric(Form.Dollars) >> > > >> > > (Where Form.Dollars has a value of "1,000) >> > > >> > > Rick >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:234351 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
