How to Force input to a certain format only?

[gurusonwheels (Brian)]

im looking for a way to force the input of a texbox to only be formated like
this otherwise do nothing .

1ca4tc7f-227b-4d55-91d2-58a821ceb4c4

anyway to make it happen ?

[Boban (Boban Stojmenovic)]

Use regex

Help in veryfing text of a Text Box

This extension will help: This block: [Screenshot_20190719-000019_Chrome] Use this Pattern: [a-zA-Z]{4}[0-9]{4}[a-zA-Z]{2} Example: https://regex101.com/r/sjaZdt/1

[gurusonwheels (Brian)]

had a feeling someone would say regex…

guess im going to have to take some lessons on it … dont understand it .

thanks

[Boban (Boban Stojmenovic)]

@gurusonwheels

1ca4tc7f-227b-4d55-91d2-58a821ceb4c4

Is this the pattern you want it to be

[gurusonwheels (Brian)]

yes

8alpha/numberic-4alpha/numeric-4alpha/numeric-4alpha/numeric-12alpha/numeric

[Boban (Boban Stojmenovic)]

Online regex tester and debugger: PHP, PCRE, Python, Golang and JavaScript

[gurusonwheels (Brian)]

thanks . that helps explain .

[Boban (Boban Stojmenovic)]

If there is not going to be any caps letters, then just remove A-Z…

[Boban (Boban Stojmenovic)]

I have just update it Online regex tester and debugger: PHP, PCRE, Python, Golang and JavaScript as in the previous one you could still have characters before and after

[gurusonwheels (Brian)]

why do you suppose neither of the extensions show the do it option like in the examples .

[Boban (Boban Stojmenovic)]

You mean doit is disabled, if so you have to connect to companion…