kjohnson@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > OK, this is off-topic like every other "regex help" post, but I know some > of you enjoy these puzzles :) > > I need a validation regex that will "pass" a string. The string can be no > longer than some maximum length, and it can contain any characters except > two consecutive ampersands (&) anywhere in the string. $text = $_REQUEST['text']; if (strlne($text) < 42 && !strstr($text, '&&')){ //kosher } else{ trigger_error("Invalid input", E_USER_ERROR); } Oh, wait, that's not Regex. Oh well. Too bad. -- Like Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php