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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting String validation Post 85817 by DeepakXavier on Friday 7th of October 2005 06:47:47 AM
Old 10-07-2005
Validating a String

All

I want to validate a String. If it is "Deepak Xavier" then it will a valid string.
But if the value "Deepak #&xavier" then it should be invalid. Please give me some commands. Iam using KORN shell. Thanx in advance.


Regards
Deepak Xavier
 

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XtErrorMsg, XtSetErrorMsgHandler, XtWarningMsg, XtSetWarningMsgHandler - high-level error handlers SYNTAX
void XtErrorMsg(String name, String type, String class, String default, String *params, Cardinal *num_params); void XtSetErrorMsgHandler(XtErrorMsgHandler msg_handler); void XtSetWarningMsgHandler(XtErrorMsgHandler msg_handler); void XtWarningMsg(String name, String type, String class, String default, String *params, Cardinal *num_params); ARGUMENTS
class Specifies the resource class. default Specifies the default message to use. name Specifies the general kind of error. type Specifies the detailed name of the error. msg_handler Specifies the new fatal error procedure, which should not return or the nonfatal error procedure, which usually returns. num_params Specifies the number of values in the parameter list. params Specifies a pointer to a list of values to be stored in the message. DESCRIPTION
The XtErrorMsg function has been superceded by XtAppErrorMsg. The XtSetErrorMsgHandler function has been superceded by XtAppSetErrorMsgHandler. The XtSetWarningMsgHandler function has been superceded by XtAppSetWarningMsgHandler. The XtWarningMsg function has been superceded by XtAppWarningMsg SEE ALSO
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