hi,

i'm trying to taint some form input field values. the regex and form checking seems to work but it totally makes the scalar blank after untainting. can anyone figure out what i'm doing wrong? i think it could be due to my regex?? 


our $lastname = $INPUT->param('lastname');
         if ($lastname =~ /^[\s\w.'-]+$/ && length($lastname) < 28) {
                $lastname = $1;                     # $data now untain
+ted
            } else {
                our $error_msg_xxx = '<li>Please Check the Last Name f
+ield';
                push my @form_values, "lastname";
                $error_yes++;
            }

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when i type in a valid last name that passes the regex, the scalar is blank.

thanks

In reply to taint problem by Anonymous Monk

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