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> Not testing here but... and ignore whitespace
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> '^( [ \[\( ]? \s* \d{3} \s* [ -\s\]\) ] \d{3} [ -\s ] \d{4} )$'
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Some tweaks needed but seriously consider dropping RegEx and going the functional index route.
> '^( [ \[\( ]? \s* \d{3} \s* [ -\s\]\) ] \s* \d{3} \s* [ -\s ] \s* \d{4} )$'
Added some extra white-space checking but again not tested.
You can probably find better/more flexible expressions online.
David J.
