Index: lams_central/web/authoring/template/comms.jsp
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diff -u -r57b1e805f157838e751282dee740badfb2365271 -r1e612192adc45476d007a3254ee9d1903158c064
--- lams_central/web/authoring/template/comms.jsp	(.../comms.jsp)	(revision 57b1e805f157838e751282dee740badfb2365271)
+++ lams_central/web/authoring/template/comms.jsp	(.../comms.jsp)	(revision 1e612192adc45476d007a3254ee9d1903158c064)
@@ -369,3 +369,12 @@
 		function testURL(urlField) {
 			launchPopup($('#'+urlField).val(),'popupUrl');
 		}
+		
+		function validateNoSpecialCharacters(inputText) {
+			if ( inputText ) {
+				var validator = /^[^<>^*@%$]*$/igm;	
+				var result = validator.test(inputText);
+				return result;
+			} 
+			return true;
+		}