You could do it like so...If you do not want limit your input length. That would be the best way though.
<cfif len(form.hours) NEQ 2 OR not(isNumeric(hours))>You need to enter only 2 digits and they can only be numbe. You entered #form.hours#</cfif> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Dennis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 23, 2006 12:23 PM 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:257785 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4

