hi tom, i thought i needed to use the negative look ahead as otherwise it will pick up the first part that it does match but i want it to go through my entire value checking all values to see if they match, is this why it is getting stuck on 1?
thanks > hi tom, yes thanks i didn't realise that!!! that is making it too > complicated! > > so i have changed it to the following but now it is throwing passing > back a value of 1, on the following regalar expression: > > "^[\+|-]?[0-9][0-9]*(\.[0-9][0-9]*)$" > > for the value 10.00 > > do you have any idea why it is doing this? > > thanks > > richard > > > On Tuesday 07 Oct 2008, Richard White wrote: > > > i have used negative lookahead > > > > This makes things very complicated. > > > > > isnt part of the regular expression, and therefore have the > > following code > > > to test for an error: > > > > Why not use a simpler reg exp with out the look ahead (such as > > /[+-]?[0-9] > > [0-9]*.[0-9][0-9]*/) and just check to see if it matches or not ? > > > > -- > > Tom Chiverton > > Helping to interactively integrate deliverables > > > > > > > > **************************************************** > > > > This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. > > > > Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in > > England and Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered > > > office address is at Halliwells LLP, 3 Hardman Square, > Spinningfields, > > Manchester, M3 3EB. A list of members is available for inspection > at > > the registered office. Any reference to a partner in relation to > > Halliwells LLP means a member of Halliwells LLP. Regulated by The > > Solicitors Regulation Authority. > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY > > > > This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above > > > and may be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the > > addressee you must not read it and must not use any information > > contained in nor copy it nor inform any person other than Halliwells > > > LLP or the addressee of its existence or contents. If you have > > received this email in error please delete it and notify Halliwells > > > LLP IT Department on 0870 365 2500. > > > > For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:313545 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4
