Changing account name format

[esm]

the following is the code for the the account_name field. it requires something like FirstName MI Lastname.

// NAME
if ($f_required[name]) {
    // Validate this field...
    if (eregi("^[a-zA-Z.,]{2,} {1,}[a-zA-Z,. ?]{1,}[a-zA-Z.]{2,}$", $f[name])) {
        if($comma) $q.= ' , ';
            $q.=" account_name = '$f[name]' ";
            $comma = TRUE;
        } else {
            $ret.="<BR>Please enter a valid name!";
        }
    } else {
    if($comma) $q.= ' , ';
        $q.=" account_name = '$f[name]' ";
        $comma = TRUE;
}

how do I change it so i can enter most anything???

such as Tom or Bill or Sleepyeyes...

[Jona]

I'm not entirely certain as to what you want, but perhaps you're looking for this:

if(eregi("^[a-zA-z]{2,}$}", $f[name])){ 

[J]ona

[esm]

thanks for the help...

I think the original code requires a name format of First M Last.

I just want to use a one word name. or it can be more than one word.

I just need it to stop checking the format.

do I need the following??

} else {
    if($comma) $q.= ' , ';
        $q.=" account_name = '$f[name]' ";
        $comma = TRUE;
}

thanks

[Jona]

Actually, to save you time, I'd put this before any of the code you originally posted:

$f_required[name] = FALSE; 

[J]ona