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Anonymous
March 27, 2015
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Restricting numbers and symbols from Name text fields

  • March 27, 2015
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I'd like to block any numbers or symbols from the first and last name text fields on our forms, as well as certain text, such as using "first" or "last" as a name -- has anyone successfully implemented these restrictions?

Thanks!
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Anonymous
March 30, 2015
Hi Joe

My solution is Using forms2.0 embed code and customize these codes.
http://developers.marketo.com/documentation/websites/forms-2-0#examples
 
SanfordWhiteman
SanfordWhiteman
Level 10
March 30, 2015
What @Takehiro said, like in onValidate:

if ( /(\d|^First$)/i.test(vals().Firstname ) ) {
    // kick them back out with an error
}

However I'd be wary of trying to account for too many "fake" names.  Eventually you run up against a false positive, especially in your own debugging (I frequently use "Sanford Whiteman2," "Sanford Whiteman3" for test accounts).  Also, "Last" is a totally legitimate last name. 
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Anonymous
March 30, 2015
Thank you both, I really appreciate the help.

And "Last" is a last name - who knew!
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