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(3) XT COMPATIBILITY FUNCTIONS XtErrorMsg(3)
NAME
XtErrorMsg, XtSetErrorMsgHandler, XtWarningMsg, XtSetWarningMsgHandler - high-level error handlers
SYNTAX
void XtErrorMsg(String name, String type, String class, String default, String *params, Cardinal *num_params);
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ARGUMENTS
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