Why don't you just suppress length the entry on the form input using maxlength: <input type="text" name="hours" size="5" maxlength="2">
Then just use a form-side js validation or a cf action page validation with isNumeric(FORM.hours) > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Dennis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 11:23 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Validate is form field numeric and length of filed > > I have a form input called "hours". > > how would i write a <CFIF> > > that would check the length of 2 and make sure it was numeric only? no > spaces or special characters? > > thanks. > > > Rick Dennis > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/message.cfm/messageid:257778 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
