Validate a URL 2

[Craftor]

Hi all

I am looking to write a validation routine for validating a URL entered into a textbox. I looked at the ResolveURL() method of several controls but this just returns the URL relative to the template directory.

I toyed with the idea of looking for things like the presence of ".co" but this leaves out the possibility of .org etc. I also can't look for the inclusion of

http://www as

the entry could be an internal link.

Is there any method that someone knows of that could do this at all?

Thanks as always

Craftor

 

[Custom24]

Hi
If you are looking just to verify that the url is in a valid format, then try

http://regexlib.com/Default.aspx

and type url in the search box - there are some reg exp patterns there

If you are trying to verify that the url exists on the internet, you are going to have to try and connect to it, perhaps with the Internet Explorer control.

Hope this helps Mark

 

[Craftor]

Thanks Custom24 - that's exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for

Craftor