error checks

[kathryn]

Hi,
I am trying to do some error checking on text fields on a html form
I need the check to be
digit 1 must be alpha
digit 2 alpha or numeric
and digit 3-8 numeric

I am using a sililar one like
var re = /^\w.\d{6}$/

which does alpha or numeric for 1-2
the numeric for 3-8
but i don't know how to adapt it for the check I described above??
Thanks, Kathryn

[beetle]

You gotta make a character set. Those are delimited by []

/^\w[\w\d]\d{6}$/

[kathryn]

The first digit must be alpha only not numeric this check allows either to be entered.

[beetle]

oh ya, the \w is word characters, including 0-9

/^[a-z]\w\d{6}$/i

[kathryn]

Thanks for that, Kathryn