Yes, it is true that regex cannot do everything. It's like perl and java.
Perl is good for performing regex's on text files with a bit of logic here
and there but for use in a content management system I find it just too
limiting. A bit of Java would do this much better.
Taylor
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Richards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 9:11 AM
Subject: Re: development issues
>
> >In Dec-2000 issue of Javaworld, there was an article by "Thor
Kristmundsson"
> >about enhancing Struts framework with regex validation and automatic
> >properties. Though the article is outdated due to recent development in
> >Struts but I liked the idea and spent some time implementing it.
>
> I'm not keen of using regex for the validation of form fields, as I find
them too
> limiting. There are somethings you just can't do with regex that a general
> bit of coding can handle (eg, credit card validation and good date
checking).
>
>
> --
> Kumera - a new Open Source Content Management System
> for small to medium web sites written in Perl and using XML
> http://www.cyber4.org/kumera/index.html
