[RESOLVED] Validation

mkswanson

I have a php form that collects information and inputs the information from multiple pages into a pdf file. The forms store the information in a CSV file. One of my questions asks for a particular location. If someone input the loaction such as "Miami, Florida" the comma throws off the formatting.

How can I restrict the input of the text box to not allow commas? I tried a javascript validation script, but that caused an error. I know very little about the way php works, so please help.

Thank you.

mkswanson @ new . rr . com

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tunage

Check out phps regular expression functions - [MAN]ereg/MAN

LoganK

JavaScript should work - look at charAt or indexOf.

mkswanson

I tried understanding the ereg function, but am definately feeling pretty dumb right about now. As I said before, I need to restrict the input of a "comma" into the fields 'loc1' and 'loc2' and do not know how to do it.

If someone could please be so generous as to help me, I would greatly appreciate it.

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The code for this page is:

?>
<?php
echo'
<table>
<tr align="left"><th colspan="8" bgcolor="999999"><font color="white" face="arial" size="5"><b>Education / Work History</b></font></th></tr>
<tr><th colspan="2">Please choose the method you would like to use to tell us about your Work Histroy.</td></tr>

<tr align="center"><td><a href="app4.php?act=online&name='.$fn.'">Online Form</a></td><td><a href="app4.php?act=cp&name='.$fn.'">Copy and Paste<br>your resume</a></td></tr>

</table>
';

if ($act=="online"){
echo'
<form action="appsend.php?style=online&name='.$fn.'" method="post">
<table>
<tr><td>School(s)</td><td>Location(s)</td><td>Diploma, Degree, Licenses, Training, Etc</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="ed1" size="30"></td><td><input type="text" name="loc1" size="30"></td><td><input type="text" name="dip1" size="30"></td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="ed2" size="30"></td><td><input type="text" name="loc2" size="30"></td><td><input type="text" name="dip2" size="30"></td></tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
<tr><td> </td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr><td>Yes<input type="radio" name="curremp" value="Yes">No<input type="radio" name="curremp" value="No"></td><td><b>May we contact your current employer?</b></td></tr>
<tr><td>Company</td><td>Telephone</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="comp1" size="30"></td><td><input type="text" name="tele1" size="13"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>Employed</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="address1" size="30"></td><td>From:<input type="text" name="empfrom1" size="13" value="dd/mm/yy"> To:<input type="text" name="empto1" size="13" value="dd/mm/yy"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Supervisor</td><td>Weekly Pay</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="super1" size="30"></td><td>Start:<input type="text" name="paystart1" size="13" value="$0.00"> End:<input type="text" name="payend1" size="13" value="$0.00"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Job Title</td><td>Reason for Leaving</td></tr>
<tr><td><textarea rows="5" cols="30" name="jtitle1"></textarea></td><td><textarea rows="5" cols="30" name="reason1"></textarea></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="gray"><th colspan="3"> </th></tr>

<tr><td>Company</td><td>Telephone</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="comp2" size="30"></td><td><input type="text" name="tele2" size="13"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>Employed</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="address2" size="30"></td><td>From:<input type="text" name="empfrom1" size="13" value="dd/mm/yy"> To:<input type="text" name="empto1" size="13" value="dd/mm/yy"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Supervisor</td><td>Weekly Pay</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="super2" size="30"></td><td>Start:<input type="text" name="paystart2" size="13" value="$0.00"> End:<input type="text" name="payend1" size="13" value="$0.00"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Job Title</td><td>Reason for Leaving</td></tr>
<tr><td><textarea rows="5" cols="30" name="jtitle2"></textarea></td><td><textarea rows="5" cols="30" name="reason2"></textarea></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="gray"><th colspan="3">&nbsp;</th></tr>

<tr><td>Company</td><td>Telephone</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="comp3" size="30"></td><td><input type="text" name="tele3" size="13"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Address</td><td>Employed</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="address3" size="30"></td><td>From:<input type="text" name="empfrom1" size="13" value="dd/mm/yy"> To:<input type="text" name="empto1" size="13" value="dd/mm/yy"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Supervisor</td><td>Weekly Pay</td></tr>
<tr><td><input type="text" name="super3" size="30"></td><td>Start:<input type="text" name="paystart3" size="13" value="$0.00"> End:<input type="text" name="payend1" size="13" value="$0.00"></td></tr>
<tr><td>Job Title</td><td>Reason for Leaving</td></tr>
<tr><td><textarea rows="5" cols="30" name="jtitle3"></textarea></td><td><textarea rows="5" cols="30" name="reason3"></textarea></td></tr>
<tr><th colspan="3">&nbsp;</th></tr>

</table>

</form>

';
}

LoganK

In PHP:

if (preg_match(",", $text))
     echo "Comma found!!!";
else
{
     // processing statements
}

In JavaScript:

if (charAt(",", var) != -1)
{
     alert("Comma found!");
}
else
{
     document.form.submit();
}

Go easy on my PHP preg_replace - I haven't used it in a while but I hope it's syntactically (as well as regex) correct.

Shrike

CSV files can have commas in which aren't acting as delimiters. I think the standard is to have them enclosed in quotes. Also have a look at fgetcsv() for reading the CSV file.

Drakla

1) never use ereg

2) use preg

3) never use preg when [man]substr_count[/man], [man]str_replace[/man], [man]strpos[/man] !== false and all that will do.

4) if you're using javascript then you've still got to use the above in your receiving script in case they don't have it working.

5) write a validation class - it took me two years before I realised this and have to say it can save you about 90 hours a week dealing with poxy forms.

mkswanson

Thank you for your help!