simple ereg question

From: Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 19:33:38 +0000
Subject: simple ereg question
Groups: php.general 
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Hello folks, I'd like to verify input data transferred from a form and make sure it is numeric data or null before my program executes. I am using this syntax, which doesn't work: for ($i=1;$i<=3;$i++) { if (ereg('[0-9]+','$_POST["gamt_$i"]')) { continue; } else {
     die("Non-numeric data entered in grass entry field(s).");
} } No matter what I put in the fields, the program dies and I get the death message. What can I do to fix this? TIA Bob Harvey

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