This might work:
if(!eregi('(^[a-z][0-9][a-z] ?[0-9][a-z][0-9]$)',$form["authpstcode"])) {
$errors[] = 'You must input a valid Canadian postal code (A9A9A9) postal
code if he/she resides in Canada';
$continue = false;
}
Marco
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On Fri, 2002-11-15 at 09:44, DonPro wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to validate a Canadian postal code. I've already written a
> function; code as follows:
>
> if(!eregi('(^[a-z][0-9][a-z][0-9][a-z][0-9]$)',$form["authpstcode"])) {
> $errors[] = 'You must input a valid Canadian postal code (A9A9A9) postal
> code if he/she resides in Canada';
> $continue = false;
> }
>
> The above works OK if the user enters --> M2M6N6
>
> But fails if the user enters ---> M2M 6N6 (note the space between the two
> triplets)
>
> I want my function to validate either, i.e., allow a space between the two
> triplets but not enforce it.
>
> Any idea on how to modify my test?
>
> Thanks,
> Don
>
>
>
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