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Does anyone know how to add forward slashes into regular expressions? I am trying to create a date field in the format of DD/MM/YYYY, i have set it up to only allow number and only 8 of them, just need to workout how to add forward slashes in. I would use the date field already in WFB but you have to go through each mouth in order to get to the year you want.

Thanks, David...
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http://www.coffeecup.com/help/articles/ … xpressions

Hope that helps, haven't looked at it, but that's the 2 articles that CC has about Reg. Expressions.
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Another great resource to try out is:

http://regexlib.com

They have tons of user submitted samples online, including a way to test them online. I think the first entry in their date section is just what you need:

http://regexlib.com/Search.aspx?k=date

Just change the {1,2} options to {2} (enforcing 2 digits are specified, not 1 or 2) and you should be set.

If you get a chance, take the time to learn regular expressions. They opened up my coding to a whole new realm of possibilities because they are THAT powerful!

Hope this helps!

[:: Sean ::]
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