Gidday Philip, Full answer: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/regex/
Short answer: PHPBuilder etc have articles introducing the use of RegExes (Regular Expressions) for this sort of thing. (but please not the Arthurian "how do I validate an email address"...) Regards, =dn > Where should i start, tips wanted. > > I would like to check a username string for valid charactors before the name > is processed. > > Someone point me in the right direction please > > --- > Philip J. Newman. > Head Developer. > PhilipNZ.com New Zealand Ltd. > http://www.philipnz.com/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Mob: +64 (25) 6144012. > Tele: +64 (9) 5769491. > > VitalKiwi Site: > Philip J. Newman > Internet Developer > http://www.newman.net.nz/ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ***************************** > Friends are like Stars, > You can't always see them, > But you know they are there. > > ***************************** > > ICQ#: 20482482 > MSN ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AIM: newmanpjkiwi > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
