Hi,
Tuesday, March 4, 2003, 12:06:14 PM, you wrote:
JF> Does it actually NEED a regexp?
JF> UNTESTED code:
JF> <?
JF> $icq = 2264532680;
JF> if( (is_int($icq)) && (strlen($icq) > 7) && (strlen($icq) < 9) ) {
JF> echo "yah";
JF> } else {
JF> echo "nah";
JF> }
?>>
JF> FWIW, Are you SURE that all valid ICQ #'s are between 7 and 9 chars?
JF> Surely at some point they'll reach 10 chars, and *may* have started at 6?
JF> Justin
JF> on 04/03/03 6:00 AM, Liam Gibbs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
>> Maybe I'm off my rocker, but I don't see how this can't work. I'm trying to
>> validate an ICQ number, and assuming a valid one is between 7 and 9 numbers.
>> My line of code is this:
>>
>> if(ereg("^[0-9]{7,9}$", $_REQUEST["icqnumber"])) {
>> print("a-okay!");
>> } else {
>> print("error msg");
>> }
>>
>> I've submitted the ICQ # 2264532680, but it validates. Any ideas?
>>
My icq is 6 digits
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regards,
Tom
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