Eregi not allowing spaces. Please help the php newbie :-)

[pcghost]

I have this eregi statement that validates the field company name on a form, but for some reason it won't accept spaces. I have put /s at different places in the statement but it has not worked to this point. Can someone tell me where and what to add to make the following allow spaces?.

if (eregi("^([0-9 a-z\']|-|\.|\,| {2,50})+$",$company) == false){
	$companyvalid = 1;
	$required = 1;}

[tekky]

Originally posted by pcghost
I have this eregi statement that validates the field company name on a form, but for some reason it won't accept spaces. I have put /s at different places in the statement but it has not worked to this point. Can someone tell me where and what to add to make the following allow spaces?.

if (eregi("^([0-9 a-z\']|-|\.|\,| {2,50})+$",$company) == false){
	$companyvalid = 1;
	$required = 1;} [/B][/QUOTE] 

have you tried...

	if (eregi("^([0-9 a-z\']|[ ]|-|\.|\,| {2,50})+$",$company) == false){
		$companyvalid = 1;
		$required = 1;}

[pcghost]

That's it!! Thanks Tekky. I can't believe it was a
[ ] that has had me racking my brain all this time. Works like a champ now. 🙂

[tekky]

hehe, yah you have to specify a space somehow right? a character list with a blank in it, will do tha trick 😉