Re: verify email address

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1998


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 17778
interpreted = N
texte = >Does someone have a good solution to check the syntax of email addresses >after user input? > >I have a working piece of code now but I'm not happy with it. It runs >through the address with [getchars] and does a lookup for each character in >a database to find out wether it is allowed or not. And It checks the >presence of @ and a dot. >Now, while making this better, it grows and grows... I would have to add >two or three sets of characters for different platforms. And I want to >check for multiple @, for trailing dots, and so on - long code for a >rather simple task. I wonder if I am on the right way - any ideas? >Maybe there is a hidden feature [ValidEmail] which works like [ValidCard]...;-)I am beginning to believe this is a task best left to JavaScript (if the data source is a webpage) I found some Plug-N-Play javascripts just for this purpose at www.infohiway.com and some other good javascripts on the order page for www.sophisticated.com (for phone numbers) (not that I am suggesting that you use other peoples code without permission, I am pointing these out for educational purposes only...) Brian B. Burton BOFH - Department of Redundancy Department --------------------------------------------------------------- MMT Solutions - Specializing in Online Shopping Solutions 973-808-8644 http://www.safecommerce.com Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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>Does someone have a good solution to check the syntax of email addresses >after user input? > >I have a working piece of code now but I'm not happy with it. It runs >through the address with [getchars] and does a lookup for each character in >a database to find out wether it is allowed or not. And It checks the >presence of @ and a dot. >Now, while making this better, it grows and grows... I would have to add >two or three sets of characters for different platforms. And I want to >check for multiple @, for trailing dots, and so on - long code for a >rather simple task. I wonder if I am on the right way - any ideas? >Maybe there is a hidden feature [ValidEmail] which works like [validcard]...;-)I am beginning to believe this is a task best left to JavaScript (if the data source is a webpage) I found some Plug-N-Play javascripts just for this purpose at www.infohiway.com and some other good javascripts on the order page for www.sophisticated.com (for phone numbers) (not that I am suggesting that you use other peoples code without permission, I am pointing these out for educational purposes only...) Brian B. Burton BOFH - Department of Redundancy Department --------------------------------------------------------------- MMT Solutions - Specializing in Online Shopping Solutions 973-808-8644 http://www.safecommerce.com Brian B. Burton

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