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Mon, 10/08/2007 - 09:44
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I am looking for a way to validate address fields few examples:

  • Make sure the street is not 'POB'
  • Make sure postal code is 5 numeric in the US, 6 alphanumeric in canada, etc.
  • Phone number validation
  • Email address

I didn't see any _validate functions or hooks to use, and I don't want to hack ubercart core for this, since I guess the validation might be different for each case - I just want to know what you think is the best way to add such code.

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Mon, 10/08/2007 - 10:37
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Re: Validating address fields

You can try writing a custom module that uses form_alter() to add validate handlers to those fields. I used to have validation on ZIP code and phone numbers, up until people outside of the US started using it.

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Mon, 10/08/2007 - 12:00
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Re: Re: Validating address fields

I think it's quite good to have postal/zip code validation. There is a contribution for osCommerce that I used which uses JavaScript to validate a UK postcode. If a system where implemented it should be able to handle most common postal code formats and be easy to extend to add validation for users.

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Mon, 10/08/2007 - 12:02
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Re: Re: Re: Validating address fields

As well as checking for the correct format and adding a space in the correct place the letters are converted to uppercase.

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