Form Validation - need to add preceding zero's 1

[redbase]

Hi

I have an asp form that asks a user to put in 2 strings of reference codes to look up a record. This has been done using a submit form with input text boxes.

The reference strings each consist of 8 numerical cahracters. Some of the strings contain preceeding zero's but users are just used to not having to add them with the current system in use.

Example:

for "00012345" a user will just enter "12345" and the preceeding zero's will automatically be added.

What is the best (or any) way to do this?

Many thanks

 

[mwolf00]

On the asp side....

inCode1 = request("code1&quot

do while len(inCode1)<8
inCode1 = &quot;0&quot; & inCode1
loop

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[redbase]

Thanks - that's great.