Either create a regex that checks what the user entered for correctness or, instead of letting the user enter the mask free form, let them choose from a predetermined number of masks via a SELECT list.
-- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 942-5378 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Randell B Adkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 2:03 PM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Time Format Question > > > ok I have a field which allows a user to enter a > time format MASK to be used when displaying > time on a website. > > Example: user enters: H:MM:SS TT > > This is a proepr formatting mask for TIMEFORMAT. > > However if a user enters: NOTIMEFORMAT or something > stupid and off the wall, the timeformat function should > blow up. > > I entered: MONKEY as a mask and the TIMEFORMAT > function output: > #TimeFormat(Now(),MONKEY)# = 2O'N'K'E'Y > > > I also tried to use IsDate in conjunction with CREATEDATE > so I could have a valid date but an invalid time and it > returns as a true statement that it is a DATE. > > There is not IStime function.. anyone have an idea? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
