String Validation & "Contains Not Letters In"

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Ok, I have a variable, assigned by a dialog box, which I want to validate
before the user goes to the next dialog.
The input must be letters and numbers, no spaces or symbols, less than 15
characters in length.

the <15 was easy enough, but I cannot seem to get a valid test for the
characters in the string.

I have been trying to use "Contains Not Letters In" to create a failure, but
it doesn't work like I thought it would.

Can anyone offer some direction?

Thanks!
-Glenn.

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Perhaps an example would help.

MyDatabase123 is valid.
My-Database-123 is invalid.
My Database 123 is invalid.
MyDatabase_123 is invalid

How can I write a validation in setupbuilder to do this?

Glenn Paschal

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Glenn,

> Perhaps an example would help.
>
> MyDatabase123 is valid.
> My-Database-123 is invalid.
> My Database 123 is invalid.
> MyDatabase_123 is invalid
>
> How can I write a validation in setupbuilder to do this?

Very easy to do - you have several options. For example, use "Handle String
Function (InStrI)" (see attached screenshot).

The demo will report that "My-Database-123" is invalid. Do the same
verification for "_", " " and you are done.

HTH,

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I have to do that for every symbol? Was hoping I could validate on "what is
valid" rathern than "what is invalid"
Either way, this seems to be alot of code.

The only char's I want valid, are A-Z, a-z, 0-9.

Glenn Paschal

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I think we already have such a function in the SetupBuilder runtime that
does something similar. I'll check if we can make it available in the
upcoming SetupBuilder 6.7.

Friedrich

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Awsome.

Thanks!
-Glenn.

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Glenn,

> Awsome.
>

"Contains Letters In" and "Contains Not Letters In" functions fixed and
improved now. The following in SetupBuilder 6.7 can do it (see attached
screenshot).

In this case char's valid, are A-Z, a-z, 0-9

Thanks,
Friedrich