reg_exp problems

[Dogen]

I need to validate an e-mail field with the following format:

first.last@dfw.wa.gov

The expression I've come up with validates perfectly in regex validation tools, but when applied to the validation script it does not seem to work correctly.

rules.push("reg_exp,email,^([a-zA-Z-']+)\.([a-zA-Z-']+)@(dfw|DFW)\.(wa|WA)\.(gov|GOV)$,Please enter your WDFW e-mail address in the following format: first.last@dfw.wa.gov");

The first or last names may contain alpha characters, dashes and/or apostrophes. The validation script does not like the begin/end string characters but if I leave them out a person could enter name.name.name.name@dfw.wa.gov

Any advice would be appreciated!

[Ben]

Hi Dogen,

Yeah, I think I ran into this problem myself. Try double-escaping any backslashes.... I think that may have resolved it for me.

- Ben

[Dogen]

I think that solved it. Thanks Ben! I was batting my head against a wall trying to figure out why it wasn't working once inserted into the validation script.

Hi Dogen,

Yeah, I think I ran into this problem myself. Try double-escaping any backslashes.... I think that may have resolved it for me.

- Ben

[Ben]

Excellent!