Wierd validation script error

[Captain Paralytic]

I have a (big) form that has a regex validation for a phone number field.

This works fine when served from the apache server on my PC.

However, if I try to use it up on the web, IE tells me that it has an "unexpected qualifier" error.

This is a bit of a disaster so can anyone point me to a solution please?

Attached is a simple test package. Once again this works fine on my PC but fails when served from the web.

I have traced the problem to the Compress JavaScript and HTML setting. The error occurs when I have it set to compress!

Any idea how I can use the compression but still have a successful validation?

[facile]

It appears that the blank gets stripped out of the regex when javascript compression is enabled.

Disabling compression in the FacileForms configuration works around the problem until a better fix is found.

Edit:

change the line

Code:

var ex  = /^(\+[1-9][0-9]* *(\([0-9]*\) *|-[0-9]*-))?[0]?[1-9][0-9\- ]*$/;

to

Code:

var ex  = new RegExp("^(\+[1-9][0-9]* *(\([0-9]*\) *|-[0-9]*-))?[0]?[1-9][0-9\- ]*$");

[Captain Paralytic]

I found a way around it.
In the before form piece I put

echo '
<script type="text/javascript">
phtst = /^(\+[1-9][0-9]*\ *(\([0-9]*\)\ *|-[0-9]*-))?[0]?[1-9][0-9\- ]*$/
</script>'

and used the phtst global.

[facile]

Sorry there is a bug in my suggestion. You need to duplicate all backslashes for the alternate syntax which is compatible with compression:

Code:

var ex  = new RegExp("^(\\+[1-9][0-9]* *(\\([0-9]*\\) *|-[0-9]*-))?[0]?[1-9][0-9\\- ]*$");

[Captain Paralytic]

Thanks for that Peter. Mind you since I use the check on 2 fields, the global var seems a good idea for now, but I'll remember your hint for any other single fields.