Force Postcode Into Capitals

[CraftyJoy]

I have followed the AUG to Automatically Capitalise Customer Input which seems to have worked fine, Until it comes to the Postcode which is only capitalizing the 1st letter when all the letters should be capitals - a space between the numbers would be nice too!! (XX9 9WW)

But what is the wording to replace the

onchange="this.value = capitalizeWords(this.value)"

(presume its the - capitalizeWords I need to change)

Or am i barking up the wrong tree?

I have searched the forum and can't seem to find what I am looking for with version 8.

Any help wuld be appriciated

[Coggy]

Hi,

This is a lot simpler, as the only process required is to turn the whole content in to capitals and does not need any individual character processing. Try inserting the following function below the existing function:

function capitalizePostCode(string) { 
 var tmpStr ;
 tmpStr = string.toUpperCase();
 return tmpStr;}

Then in the appropriate input tag, replace the existing:

onchange="this.value = capitalizeWords(this.value)"

with:

onchange="this.value = capitalizePostCode(this.value)"

a space between the numbers would be nice too!! (XX9 9WW)

The inclusion of spaces in postcodes is another matter!! While a legal Postcode must contain a space at the correct point, it is very hard to establish where in a non-spaced postcode the space should go. Take the following example:

RG23PN

Did the user mean to enter RG2 3PN or did they mean to enter RG23 ?PN but did so incorrectly. You are better of validating the user input and informing them if it is incorrect IMO. If you decide to go down this route there are many Postcode validation scripts on the internet, just be sure to test them for accuracy and correctness

HTH

Chris

[CraftyJoy]

Thank you for the reply but can you be precise in relation to the Javascript in the AUG exactly where to input

function capitalizePostCode(string) {
var tmpStr ;
tmpStr = string.toUpperCase();
return tmpStr;}

I need it in black & white!!

Thanks

[brian.mc]

Try this thread:-

http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=19468

[Coggy]

Hi CraftJoy,

Having looked at the thread suggested by Brain (above), the better solution is to do as it suggests and instead of inserting the new function, just include the following:

onblur="this.value=this.value.toUpperCase()"

- Thanks for pointing that out Brian..its a much better way to do the same thing

However, if you want to continue with the original suggestion then look for the existing code that reads:

return tmpStr; 
}
// -->

and insert the new function:

return tmpStr; 
}
INSERT THE NEW FUNCTION HERE

// -->

HTH

Chris

[Mike Hughes]

Spaces between postcodes is easy to decide (at least for the UK). The space always goes before the last three characters.
The problem comes when you accept international orders as you then end up with spaces where there shouldn't be any.

Mike

[Coggy]

Spaces between postcodes is easy to decide (at least for the UK). The space always goes before the last three characters.

Very true, but as my above example demonstrates, if you were to follow this rule and re-format the postcode to be RG2 3PN and the user actually meant to enter RG23 ?PN (but did so incorrectly), the resulting postcode will be correctly formatted but will still be incorrect for the given address. Therefore, you are far better to provide the user with a useful message and allow them to correct the error. If they do this and the postcode is still incorrect for the address, there is nothing you can do