Thanks but I recieved this exact email the other day also. Maybe servers playing up ;) J bastien_k@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: You are in serious need of some regex here...google email regex and you will have enough results to get you what you want. Postal Code (assume 2 letters 4 dgits in that order if (ereg("^[A-Z]{2}{0-9]{4}$",$_POST['postal'])){ ... As for pasting it back to the form, I would suggest you have the form as a function and the processing code as a function, then you can pass the post arrays back and forth and pass the error handling along with it Bastien >From: JeRRy >To: php-db@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: php/sendmail help! >Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 13:22:53 +1100 (EST) > >Hi, I have a form, form results are PUSHED to another page and processed. >Files below. (in plain-tet) > > Now this is what I want to do: > > 1) Make all fields required input, but if easy to configure I want to >have rules for each textarea. For instance an email address must contain a >'@' symbol. Must be at leat 5 character longs and must be in a form of an >email address. So if I type you@me it would produce an error, highlighting >the error area or display a message at the top of the page. Postcode >should contain 4 numbers and numbers only, etc. The only field that can be >left blank will be the message area. How do I achieve this? (message >regarding this below) > > 2) I want to add to the form a UNIQUE ID generater. I will add a new >hidden form field for this. I need a script called by PHP to generate it. >Would include both letters and numbers and be atleast 8 CHARS long. > > As for 1) I have tried some javascript but it failed, since I PUSH all >field responses to another page. When i add it the submit button fails and >does not push the results through. But it produces the error fine, but >form is not PUSHED on. So it seems it's lost because of the javascript. >So i took it out completely. I think there is a way in PHP to call errors >for forms? But anways, here are the files below. Please help, I am on a >tight schedule here if anyone can assist me. > > file one looks like this: (form.php) > > > > > > > > > Pre Order Form! > >BORDER="0"> > > > First Name: [input] >MAXLENGTH="20"> >Last Name: [input] >MAXLENGTH="25"> > Company: [input] >MAXLENGTH="25"> >Unit/House #: [input] >MAXLENGTH="6"> >Street Name: [input] >MAXLENGTH="25"> >Suburb/Town: [input] >MAXLENGTH="25"> >Post Code/Zip: [input] >MAXLENGTH="25"> >Phone #: [input] >MAXLENGTH="25"> >Email Address: [input] >MAXLENGTH="25"> > Country: >SIZE="1">AUSTRALIANEW >ZEALANDFIJIUNITED >KINGDOMGERMANYSWEDENCANADA-----------------AFGHANISTANALBANIAALGERIAAMERICAN >SAMOAANDORRAANGOLAANGUILLAANTARCTICAANTIGUA >AND >BARBUDAARGENTINAARMENIAARUBAAUSTRIAAZERBAIJANBAHAMASBAHRAINBANGLADESHBARBADOSBELARUSBELGIUMBELIZEBENINBERMUDABHUTANBOLIVIABOSNIA >AND HERZEGOWINABOTSWANABOUVET >ISLANDBRAZILBRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORYBRUNEI >DARUSSALAMBULGARIABURKINA> >FASOBURUNDICAMBODIACAMEROONCANADACAPE >VERDECAYMAN ISLANDSCENTRAL AFRICAN >REPUBLICCHADCHILECHINACHRISTMAS >ISLANDCOCOS (KEELING) >ISLANDSCOLOMBIACOMOROSCONGOCOOK >ISLANDSCOSTA RICACOTE D'IVOIRECROATIA (local name: >Hrvatska)CUBACYPRUSCZECH >REPUBLICDENMARKDJIBOUTIDOMINICADOMINICAN >REPUBLICEAST TIMORECUADOREGYPTEL >SALVADOREQUATORIAL >GUINEAERITREAESTONIAETHIOPIAFALKLAND >ISLANDS (MALVINAS)FAROE >ISLANDSFIJIFINLANDFRANCEFRANCE, >METROPOLITANFRENCH GUIANAFRENCH POLYNESIAFRENCH> >OTHERGABONGAMBIAGEORGIAGERMANYGHANAGIBRALTARGREECEGREENLANDGRENADAGUADELOUPEGUAMGUATEMALAGUINEAGUINEA-BISSAUGUYANAHAITIHEARD >AND MC DONALD ISLANDSHONDURASHONG >KONGHUNGARYICELANDINDIAINDONESIAIRAN >(ISLAMIC REPUBLIC >OF)IRAQIRELANDISRAELITALYJAMAICAJAPANJORDANKAZAKHSTANKENYAKIRIBATIKOREAKUWAITKYRGYZSTANLATVIALEBANONLESOTHOLIBERIALIBYAN >ARAB JAMAHIRIYALIECHTENSTEINLITHUANIALOCATION NOT >REPORTEDLUXEMBOURGMACAUMACEDONIAMADAGASCARMALAWIMALAYSIAMALDIVESMALIMALTAMARSHALL> >ISLANDSMARTINIQUEMAURITANIAMAURITIUSMAYOTTEMEXICOMICRONESIAMOLDOVA, >REPUBLIC >OFMONACOMONGOLIAMONTSERRATMOROCCOMOZAMBIQUEMYANMARNAMIBIANAURUNEPALNETHERLANDSNETHERLANDS >ANTILLESNEW CALEDONIANEW >ZEALANDNICARAGUANIGERNIGERIANIUENORFOLK >ISLANDNORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDSNORWAYNot >AvailableOMANPAKISTANPALAUPANAMAPAPUA >NEW >GUINEAPARAGUAYPERUPHILIPPINESPITCAIRNPOLANDPORTUGALPUERTO >RICOQATARREUNIONROMANIARUSSIAN >FEDERATIONRWANDASAINT KITTS AND NEVISSAINT >LUCIASAINT VINCENTSAMOASAN MARINOSAO TOME >AND PRINCIPESAUDI >ARABIASENEGALSEYCHELLESSIERRA> LEONESINGAPORESLOVAKIA (Slovak >Republic)SLOVENIASOLOMON >ISLANDSSOMALIASOUTH AFRICASOUTH GEORGIA >SPAINSRI LANKAST. HELENAST. PIERRE AND >MIQUELONSUDANSURINAMESWAZILANDSWEDENSWITZERLANDSYRIAN >ARAB REPUBLICTAIWAN, PROVINCE OF >CHINATAJIKISTANTANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC >OFTHAILANDTOGOTOKELAUTONGATRINIDAD >AND TOBAGOTUNISIATURKEYTURKMENISTANTURKS >AND CAICOS ISLANDSTUVALUUGANDAUKRAINEUNITED >ARAB EMIRATESUNITED KINGDOMUNITED STATESUNITED >STATES MINORUNKNOWN >LOCATIONURUGUAYUZBEKISTANVANUATUVATICAN >CITY STATE (HOLY SEE)VENEZUELAVIET NAMVIRGIN >ISLANDS (BRITISH)VIRGIN ISLANDS (U.S.)WALLIS AND FUTUNA >ISLANDSWESTERN> >SAHARAYEMENZAMBIAZIMBABWE Message: > > <br>> > > [input] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--end-- > > here is file 2: resultsubmit.php > > > > > > > > > > $to = 'email@xxxxxxxxxx'; > $from = 'local@localhost'; > > //Check if we have something POSTed by the form. > if (isset($HTTP_POST_VARS)){ > //Start with an empty body for the mail message > $body = ''; > //Iterate through all the POSTed variables, and add them to >the message body. > while (list($key, $value) = each($HTTP_POST_VARS)){ > $body .= $key . ' = ' . $value . " > "; > } > //Build up some nice From/Reply Headers > $headers = "From: $from"; > //Mail the message out. > //Requires setting php3.ini sendmail path as per instructions > $success = mail($to, "Posted " . date("m/d/Y"), $body, >$headers); > //Always check return codes from functions. > if ($success){ > echo " Please wait... Your request is being >processed...!"; > } > else{ > echo " Internal Error: Your input was >unprocessed. Contact $from"; > } > } > ?> > > > > > > > > --end-- > > > FYI I have changed some email settings and configuration files for >security reasons. But as you can see results are pushed to the second file >than emailed off, no need for a database or anything. So you should be >able to test very easily. > > If anyone can help with suggestions or even do the code it would be >mostly appreciated, can pay since it's urgent. > > Thanks for your time! > > J -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php ********************************************************************** IMPORTANT NOTICE This communication is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s) named above. If you receive this communication in error, you should notify the sender by e-mail or by telephone (+44) 191 224 4461, delete it and destroy any copies of it. This communication may contain confidential information and material protected by copyright, design right or other intellectual property rights which are and shall remain the property of Piranha Studios Limited. Any form of distribution, copying or other unauthorised use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited. 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