Validate the input

Hi,
I have a password textbox on my form. My requirement is that the password should have atleast 2 digits and 1 special character. I tried implementing it with a RegularExpressionValidator with the validation expression defined as
[a-zA-Z]*[!@#$%^&*_+|\=-]{1,}[\d]{2,}
The problem with this expression is that this requires the input to have the same order of characters while i would like the characters to be allowed in any order. As long as there are 2 digits and 1 spl character it should accept.
Thanx in advance

Well a simple solution would be to have 2 counters one for digits and another for special characters.... Just browse the string and increase the counters acordingly.

Regards
Jorge

Thanx Jorge,
but i m looking for a regular expression because my requirement with the password may change & changing the code at a later time might not be advisable.
m still on the lookout for a reg exp. any help?

Hi,

I'm really poor at RegEx, but perhaps this could help.

Cheers,
NTG

I don't know if this helps, but check (anotherVBnewbie post) this out.


http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...=1#post2022318

I don't know if this helps, but check (anotherVBnewbie post) this out.

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...=1#post2022318