Re: users change an email address

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 43957
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texte = Well you must have your code in the wrong place in the template. Can you post the source of that page somewhere or email it to me off list - I'll have a look .. Alain> Nope. Didn't work . . . > even tried it with eqEMAILdatarq > I had tried a similar search earlier as well > > In my scenario: > A user has an email like emo@emo.com > > A 2nd user logs in, and can change his email to be emo@emo.com > Not a good thing . . . > > Preventing that is what I'm trying to do. > > > > > At 01:55 PM 10/2/02, you wrote: >> You will need to change the lookup to be somehting like .. >> >> [search db=members.db&eqEMAILdata=[url][uppercase][email][/uppercase][/url]] >> [showif [numfound]=0] >> we found the address - do somestuff >> [/showif] >> >> [hideif [numfound]=0] >> we didn't find it - go ahead >> [/hideif] >> [/search] >> >> >>> I have users create a profile before they can make posts in a message >> board. >>> I want to allow a user to update their email address. >>> BUT >>> I want to prevent them from having multiple usernames with the same email >>> address. >>> >>> I prevent this from happening at the create a username stage, >>> but when I try to change the email address to another one, or make other >>> changes to the profile leaving the email as is, I keep running into a >>> Email in use error and can't seem to get around it. >>> >>> >>> In my edit_profile.tpl page I have the following >>> >>> Email: >>> >> value=[lowercase][email][/lowercase]> >>> >>> >>> >>> In my profile_replace.tpl I have the following >>> >>> [showif [email]=[lookup >>> >> db=members.db&lookinField=email&value=[url][uppercase][email][/uppercase][/ur>> l >>> ]&returnField=email¬Found=NotFound]] >>> >>> Error! >>> That Email Address has been used already to register a username >>> Multiple usernames with the same email address are not allowed >>> >>> [/showif] >>> >>> >>> >>> I've tried variations with [search] as well, all with the same result. >>> >>> I don't want to have an error appear if the email is NOT changed, which it >>> does now, only if a user tries to add an email address that already is in >>> the database with another username. >>> >>> My database fields in my members.db are: >>> >>> uniqueID user pass groups secretword >>> email signupdate signuptime ipaddress >>> >>> >>> Any thoughts on how I'd prevent the same email address from being used a >>> 2nd time by a user? >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> lester >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
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  2. Re: users change an email address (Tim Robinson 2002)
  3. Re: users change an email address (Alain Russell 2002)
  4. Re: users change an email address (Lester Emo 2002)
  5. Re: users change an email address (Tim Robinson 2002)
  6. Re: users change an email address (Alain Russell 2002)
  7. Re: users change an email address (Lester Emo 2002)
  8. Re: users change an email address (Alain Russell 2002)
  9. users change an email address (Lester Emo 2002)
Well you must have your code in the wrong place in the template. Can you post the source of that page somewhere or email it to me off list - I'll have a look .. Alain> Nope. Didn't work . . . > even tried it with eqEMAILdatarq > I had tried a similar search earlier as well > > In my scenario: > A user has an email like emo@emo.com > > A 2nd user logs in, and can change his email to be emo@emo.com > Not a good thing . . . > > Preventing that is what I'm trying to do. > > > > > At 01:55 PM 10/2/02, you wrote: >> You will need to change the lookup to be somehting like .. >> >> [search db=members.db&eqEMAILdata=[url][uppercase][email][/uppercase][/url]] >> [showif [numfound]=0] >> we found the address - do somestuff >> [/showif] >> >> [hideif [numfound]=0] >> we didn't find it - go ahead >> [/hideif] >> [/search] >> >> >>> I have users create a profile before they can make posts in a message >> board. >>> I want to allow a user to update their email address. >>> BUT >>> I want to prevent them from having multiple usernames with the same email >>> address. >>> >>> I prevent this from happening at the create a username stage, >>> but when I try to change the email address to another one, or make other >>> changes to the profile leaving the email as is, I keep running into a >>> Email in use error and can't seem to get around it. >>> >>> >>> In my edit_profile.tpl page I have the following >>> >>> Email: >>> >> value=[lowercase][email][/lowercase]> >>> >>> >>> >>> In my profile_replace.tpl I have the following >>> >>> [showif [email]=[lookup >>> >> db=members.db&lookinField=email&value=[url][uppercase][email][/uppercase][/ur>> l >>> ]&returnField=email¬Found=NotFound]] >>> >>> Error! >>> That Email Address has been used already to register a username >>> Multiple usernames with the same email address are not allowed >>> >>> [/showif] >>> >>> >>> >>> I've tried variations with [search] as well, all with the same result. >>> >>> I don't want to have an error appear if the email is NOT changed, which it >>> does now, only if a user tries to add an email address that already is in >>> the database with another username. >>> >>> My database fields in my members.db are: >>> >>> uniqueID user pass groups secretword >>> email signupdate signuptime ipaddress >>> >>> >>> Any thoughts on how I'd prevent the same email address from being used a >>> 2nd time by a user? >>> >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> >>> lester >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------- >>> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >>> the mailing list . >>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >>> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >>> >>> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Alain Russell

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