Re: Checking for replication of characters in a field

perhaps create the opposite list?  Create a file of disallowed contiguous
characters and non-alpha?  Populate that with some guesses, then find a way
to add to it? 
 
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Booth Martin
http://www.martinvt.com
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From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Date: 08/25/05 13:34:28
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Checking for replication of characters in a field
 
To the list,
I am trying to create a utility to prevent users from entering insignificant
data in a field.  For example, if the user is required to enter a Contact
Name (which cannot be verified against any table), I can check for blanks
and issue an error.  However, if the enter a ".", "X" or all "*", an error
will not be issue. Has anyone written something like this (or similar) to
handle this?
 
I could write a routine to go through every character on the keyboard to
test  IF fieldname = *all'x' but what about just checking for three AAA's or
999 in a 20 character field?
 
TIA...
Eric Wolf
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