Validate email address format

[DiegoFuego]

I found a couple of threads which refer to a script (from Norman I think) which allows proper format checking of the email address on the invoice details page. Can anyone point me in it's direction?

Thanks!

[DiegoFuego]

BUMP - anyone?

thanks.

[Mike Hughes]

I'd be surprised if this isn't already in V7, but if not here's a thread that might help.

http://community.actinic.com/showthr...ate+javascript

Mike

[TraceyHand]

I don't think it is in V7... or, at least, I've had several invalid format ones lately which I've only picked up on when I've tried to send an "order shipped" email through Actinic itself so the order process must have let them through.

[Mike Hughes]

I am surprised as this would be an easy thing for actinic to do and it is supposed to have been on the wish list for a while. Anyone at actinic care to confirm that it's actually on the list?

Ah well, either the script I've referenced or page 48 of the advanced user guide should sort it.

Mike

[Nadeem]

Hi Mike

Yes it is on the wishlist, The code is also in the advance user guide for people to put into their store. As with regards for it being built into Actinic v7, this would require a template change. Normally Actinic maintenance patches have been bugfixes which only dealt within the application. Templates change and Database changes would not be included I'm afraid. They would be reserved if we was to release a v7.1.0.

Kind Regards

[Mike Hughes]

Hi Nadeem,

I was just surprised as I'd seen it added to the wishlist in a V6 reply. Looking back at the thread I see that it was in June 2005 which I guess means V7 had already been shipping for a year or so.

I guess from the reply that it isn't in V8 then (as no-one has said it is).

The reason this should be in the perl is that the javascript solution only works for those with javascript enabled and the advanced user guide solution (which also uses javascript) asks the customer to enter the email adress twice. To my mind the proper solution should work for all customers and only require the customer to enter the input once.

Mike

[wjcampbe]

Don't think you are talking about the same thing here Nadeem. I believe that what is being asked for is a script to ensure the email address is formatted a xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx

I found this one, but have not had time to test it myself

http://www.rylands-internet-solution...utchecking.php

[Duncan Rounding]

... a script to ensure the email address is formatted a xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx ...

Don't forget to correctly validate email addresses of the form:
fred@blogs.name

I have my own '.name' domain registered that I (and my family) use for most personal emails and often find that it is considered invalid and decide to purchase from elsewhere as a result.

[DiegoFuego]

Thanks a lot for the input guys, I'll look into some of the ideas here.