of characters. So [0-9-a-z] works, putting it at the beginning works, etc.
--Ben
Spike wrote:
> That's a pretty specific regex for a phone number.
>
> Can you post an example of a number that should pass, but is failing?
>
> The only thing I can see that might be a bit odd is the [-.] class. Normally
> you have to put the - at the end of the class so the regex engine doesn't
> see it as part of a character range. Given that there are only 2 characters
> in that class I don't think it should matter, but it might.
>
> Spike
>
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>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matt Robertson
> >Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 8:51 AM
> >To: CF-Talk
> >Subject: Stupid telephone regex question
> >
> >I'm trying to use this code and it keeps throwing out the string
> >whether its valid or not. I know I'm doing something wrong but am a
> >dilettante at best when it comes to regexes. I also tried Ben Forta's
> >phone regex out of his book with similarly bad results, so its
> >definitely me doing something stupid here.
> >
> >
> >ThisRegex="[\(.]?[2-9]\d\d[\).]?[ -]?[2-9]\d\d[-.]\d{4}";
> >
> >if (not REFind(ThisRegex, form.myphonefield) {
> >...
> >
> >What is my coffee-starved Monday morning brainlet missing here?
> >
> >--
> >--Matt Robertson--
> >MSB Designs, Inc.
> >mysecretbase.com
> >
> >
>
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