* Thus wrote Curt Zirzow ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> * Thus wrote [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> >
> > I use preg_match to validate the Middle Initial field of a form and so far
> > it works, except yesterday a user submitted a "0" (zero) as a middle
> > initial! My regexp is:
> >
> > if (!empty($_POST[MI]) && (preg_match('/^[[:alpha:]]{1,1}$/', $_POST[MI]) == 0))
> >
> > I tested it with 0-9 and my regexp catches every digit except 0. Curious...
>
> actaually 0-9 will never match that regexp.
Oops after reading my post to your post I see that is what you
wanted. sorry.
the 0 problem can be fixed by checking strlen($_POST[MI]) or
isset() instead of !empty().
Curt
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