That makes sense. I just didn't want you to feel safe removing those characters, when other bad stuff could get through. But it sounds like you are doing it correctly.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 8:17 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: How do I write a Regex for this? > > Hi, Jacob... > > Actually, it seems the opposite approach has resulted > in the error trapping I was looking for. > > One of the things I wanted to do was allow garbage > entries to be caught and an error message and the > garbage input to be redisplayed in the form. > > By taking out only the good stuff, in this case, a comma, > a period, and a dollar sign, I'm able to still trap everything > else that is non-numeric and still be able to process data > that is legitmately entered (from the user's perspective) > and does use a comma, period, or dollar sign. > > Other thoughts on this? > > Thanks for your input...oh, btw, I sent an email in earlier > to the list that describes my (hopefully) final solution. This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:234616 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
