Re: Striping Characters
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 1998
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 20650
interpreted = N
texte = Try using [ConvertChars] with a custom conversion database that convertsall unwanted characters to nothing: [Append ...]Field=[ConvertChars db=strip.db][Value][/ConvertChars][/Append]--strip.db--From
To$/etc.This will only work if you are using an [append] or [replace] context. Ifyou're using an $Append or $Replace command, there are ways to validateform input with JavaScript on the client side. Check webreference.com orbuilder.com for examples.-DaveAt 1:53 PM 10/23/98, Joshuwa Jenkins wrote:>Hello all,>>How would I go about striping characters from an input field?>>Say I want to remove the following characters $/(){}[],' from an input>field before it is written to a database.>>Actually I would like it if I could limit the field to only numeric>charicters, and strip out the above mentioned characters.>>How would I go about that?>>BTW: A BIG thanks to Dave MacLeay for helping with my last problem.o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+o----------- Digital Frontier --+o--------------- 802.253.8612 --+o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+
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Try using [convertchars] with a custom conversion database that convertsall unwanted characters to nothing: [Append ...]Field=[ConvertChars db=strip.db][Value][/ConvertChars][/Append]--strip.db--FromTo$/etc.This will only work if you are using an [append] or [replace] context. Ifyou're using an $Append or $Replace command, there are ways to validateform input with JavaScript on the client side. Check webreference.com orbuilder.com for examples.-DaveAt 1:53 PM 10/23/98, Joshuwa Jenkins wrote:>Hello all,>>How would I go about striping characters from an input field?>>Say I want to remove the following characters $/(){}[],' from an input>field before it is written to a database.>>Actually I would like it if I could limit the field to only numeric>charicters, and strip out the above mentioned characters.>>How would I go about that?>>BTW: A BIG thanks to Dave MacLeay for helping with my last problem.o--------------- Dave MacLeay --+o----------- Digital Frontier --+o--------------- 802.253.8612 --+o--- dave@digitalfrontier.com --+
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