tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post1522205789845859173..comments2024-03-16T07:55:54.153-07:00Comments on Views From the Bald Patch: V is for ValidationBotanisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-79771606931759671622013-04-25T19:14:42.931-07:002013-04-25T19:14:42.931-07:00Diane, that sounds like plain laziness! It might t...Diane, that sounds like plain laziness! It might take longer to program in the first place, but compared with forever dealing with preventable crap for the life of the system, it's money well spent.Botanisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12098709722475364465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1828517374142265050.post-37678198525749625462013-04-25T07:58:32.005-07:002013-04-25T07:58:32.005-07:00I've always wanted our website's phone and...I've always wanted our website's phone and address input validation to follow other website's who go through the extra time to weed out potential data problems. <br /><br />If you have a US phone number, mask the input field with (111) 111-1111 otherwise, give a free form input field. We hardly ever have foreign numbers, so free form is fine there. I hate getting 1-800-CALLBOB. It's preventable!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15901684621715980573noreply@blogger.com