How about something like this Rob?
function valid_Number theString, allowCurrency
> if allowCurrency is not false then
> put "[" & "€£\$" & "]?" into currencyList
> else
> put empty into currencyList
> end if
> put "^" & currencyList &
> "([1-9]{1}[0-9]{0,2}(\,[0-9]
Ken, et al:
BTW, Rob - just curious, but when would you see allowing multiple "-"s or
multiple currency symbols?
I wouldn't...which is why I fault keyDown "numeric input editor
handlers" that allow the decimal separator, minus sign, or currency
symbol regardless of their frequency (or, in th
> * Thousand separators, if allowed
>
> * Users whose number formats use "." as a thousands separator and "'"
> as the decimal separator.
>
> * Entry of multiple "."s in one number
>
> * Negative numbers, if allowed. And if allowed, multiple "-"s or
> embedded "-"s.
>
> * Currency symbol, if a
Hi All,
Sorry: I deleted the messages from the original thread before I
realized I had something to say.
None of the solutions posted so far deal with the following issues:
* Thousand separators, if allowed
* Users whose number formats use "." as a thousands separator and "'"
as the decimal
