Validating input - checking for html

[SL]

Does anyone have a good method for checking user input to be sure they
haven't entered html code into a text input field?

TIA,
Sheryl

[Jeff Sheldon]

I use a regular expression with a simple pattern like <[^>]*>
"SL" <sh****@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Does anyone have a good method for checking user input to be sure they
haven't entered html code into a text input field?

TIA,
Sheryl

[Cowboy (Gregory A. Beamer) - MVP]

Regular Expressions is a good method. You could attempt to parse the entire
thing, but that would be overkill when Regex can catch patterns. Exactly what
the person entered wrong will require a bit of parsing, however.

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Gregory A. Beamer
MVP; MCP: +I, SE, SD, DBA

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"SL" wrote:

Does anyone have a good method for checking user input to be sure they
haven't entered html code into a text input field?

TIA,
Sheryl