I lied, another question / problem

["Beauford" <phpuser@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I have file which I use for validating which includes the following
function:

function invalidchar($strvalue)
{
	if(!ereg("^[[:alpha:][:space:]\'-.]*$", $strvalue)) {
			 return "*";
	}
}

Here is the problem. If I don't use the function, like below, there is no
problem.

	if (empty($person)) { $formerror['person'] = "*"; }
	elseif(!ereg("^[[:alpha:][:space:]\'-.]*$", $person)) {
			 $formerror['person'] = "*";
	}

If I use the one below it says $formerror['person'] is set, but if I echo it
there is nothing in it. But here is the kicker, I have several other scripts
that use the same function with no problems. In fact, I have another form
which uses the code below with no problems. So I am at a loss as to what the
problem is. I have deleted all other validating except for the one below to
try and narrow this down, but still at a loss. One last thing, if I unset
$formerror['person'] at the end of the code below, it works. So obviously it
has a value - but what is it and how is it getting it?????? Am I just losing
it????

	if (empty($person)) { $formerror['person'] = "*"; }
	else { 
		$formerror['person'] = invalidchar($person); 
	}

Any help before I go insane.

This is the entire code:::

<? 
session_start(); 

if(isset($_SESSION['nodatabase'])) { unset($_SESSION['nodatabase']); }
$databasename = "database";
include_once("constants.php");  // This has the functions in it

if($mysubmit && !$_SESSION['added']) {

	$name = slashstrip( $_POST['person'] );
	$place = slashstrip( $_POST['place'] );
	$comment = slashstrip( $_POST['comment'] );

	if (empty($person)) { $formerror['person'] = "*"; }
	else { 
		$formerror['person'] = invalidchar($name); 
		if($formerror['person']) { $formerror['person'] = "*"; }
	}


	if (!$formerror) {
		
		// Calls function to write entries to database - which works
if I could get here
		
		$inserterror = writerecord($today, $_SESSION['cfname'],
$person, $place, $comment, $ipaddrs);
		if($inserterror) { 
			$headerror = $inserterror;  
		}
		else { $_SESSION['added'] = True; }
	}
	else { $headerror = formerrors; }
}

?>

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