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asp form validation can someone look at this and tell me what is wrong

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n0795

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<%
Form_Name = Trim(Request.Form(&quot;discription&quot;))

Validated_Form = true

IF InStr(Form_discription,&quot;badword1,badword2&quot;)=1 THEN
Validated_Form = false
END IF

IF NOT Validated_Form THEN
%>
<HTML>
<BODY>
Click back in your browser, and fill it out properly!
</HTML>
</BODY>
<%
ELSE
I have code in here that submits to a database and asp email but this works ok....%>
<%
end if
%>
 
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First that I can see is that your instr function is not syntaxed properly. It has three parts and you only show two.

Proper syntax should be: InStr(Form_discription,&quot;badword1&quot;,&quot;badword2&quot;)

Hope this helps,

Tazzmann
 
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Dont worry i got it
Thanks
 
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I have got this to work with only one word in the
InStr(Form_discription,&quot;badword1&quot;)=1 THEN
But not two
InStr(Form_discription,&quot;badword1&quot;,&quot;badword2&quot;)=1 THEN
Im close I think


 
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found another problem this code only checks if that is the only word in the textarea
IE if i write &quot;hello badword1&quot; it lets it go but if i just enter &quot;badword1&quot; in the textarea it works
Any ideas
 
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Make sure you are looking for the proper output...

The InStr function returns the following values:
If InStr returns
string1 is zero-length 0
string1 is Null Null
string2 is zero-length start
string2 is Null Null
string2 is not found 0
string2 is found within string1 Position at which match is found
start > Len(string2) 0



Tazzmann
 
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Basicly I have Textarea named &quot;discription&quot; and I would like to check this field and all the words in it for any bad words listed in my string 'below'
<%
Form_discription = Request.Form(&quot;discription&quot;)

Validated_Form = true

IF InStr(Form_discription,&quot;badword&quot;)=1 THEN ....&quot;here i would like to put more words&quot;.......
Validated_Form = false
END IF

IF NOT Validated_Form THEN
%>
<HTML>
<BODY>
We said cussing . Click back in your browser, and fill it out properly!
</BODY>
</HTML>

<%
ELSE
'Here you can insert the info to a database, or send it
'with JMail to you mail account. If you send it to a db, make sure
'to remove any possible ' chars.%>
What do I need to change to do this.?
What am I doing wrong Im kinda new to ASP
Any help would be great....
 
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