At 16:39 13/09/00 -0400, you wrote: >I want to prevent users from entering anything but numbers (currency) into a >form, commas and periods/ decimals are ok. not dumb at all. firstly i'll point you at http://www.php.net/manual/ref.var.php - you may be able to find a function to do what you want. but if you want commas also, you might need to use a regular expression. </ol> ____________________________________________________ v i b e m e d i a http://www.vibe.co.nz/ po box 10-492 wellington, new zealand phone +64 21 210-7845 oliver at lineham.co.nz