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I'm trying to use a asp:RegularExpr essionValidator to validate the
strength of a password. When I test the regular expression with
Regex.IsMatch, it works perfectly. However, when used within a
RegularExpressi onValidator, it always returns false.

Has anyone else had issues with the RegularExpressi onValidator not
correctly parsing a regular expression?

The regular expression I am using is:
"^.*(?=.*\d)|(? =.*[^a-zA-Z0-9])|(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-z])(?=.{8,}).*$"

Thanks
Jul 17 '06 #1
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John,

I'm not 100% positive about this, but if I'm thinking clearly try removing
the caret "^" at the beginning of your regular expression and the dollar
sign "$" at the end. I believe they are needed when using Regex.IsMatch, but
I believe that the RegularExpressi onValidator adds them for you.

Let us know if that was it...

Regards,

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I'm trying to use a asp:RegularExpr essionValidator to validate the
strength of a password. When I test the regular expression with
Regex.IsMatch, it works perfectly. However, when used within a
RegularExpressi onValidator, it always returns false.

Has anyone else had issues with the RegularExpressi onValidator not
correctly parsing a regular expression?

The regular expression I am using is:
"^.*(?=.*\d)|(? =.*[^a-zA-Z0-9])|(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*[a-z])(?=.{8,}).*$"

Thanks

Jul 17 '06 #2

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