Much better to do
<cfif REFind("^[a-zA-Z0-9]*$", password )>
~Justin
> <!---
> Eliminate anything that isn't alphanumeric, then check to see if it's
the
> same thing
> --->
> <CFIF REReplace(newpassword1,"[^a-zA-Z0-9]","","ALL") IS newpassword1>
> <!--- ... --->
> </CFIF>
>
> But, as Perl says, there's more than one way to do it ...
>
> -Rick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Michael Kear
> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 12:54 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: How to check a password is only alpha characters?
>
>
> Uh oh. I just bit off more than I can chew here I think.
>
> I'm checking a submitted password for validity before updating my user
> database. One of the requirements is that the password be made up of only
> the characters a-z, A-Z and 0-9. In other words, no punctuation, dashes,
> underscores, spaces etc.
>
> Can someone please tell me what code to use to test variable newpassword1
> for this?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Kear
> AFP Web Development
> Windsor, NSW, Australia.
>
>
>
>
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