--- trunk/lib/WebPAC/Validate.pm	2006/09/11 15:59:35	671
+++ trunk/lib/WebPAC/Validate.pm	2006/11/03 19:41:28	768
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 
 =head1 VERSION
 
-Version 0.08
+Version 0.10
 
 =cut
 
-our $VERSION = '0.08';
+our $VERSION = '0.10';
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
   205! a
   # while 210 can have a c or d
   210 a c d
+  # field which is ignored in validation
+  999-
 
 =head1 FUNCTIONS
 
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@
 
 		if ($fld =~ s/!$//) {
 			$self->{must_exist}->{$fld}++;
+		} elsif ($fld =~ s/-$//) {
+			$self->{dont_validate}->{$fld}++;
 		}
 
 		$log->logdie("need field name in line $curr_line: $l") unless (defined($fld));
@@ -113,20 +117,20 @@
 	$self ? return $self : return undef;
 }
 
-=head2 validate_errors
+=head2 validate_rec
 
 Validate record and return errors
 
-  my @errors = $validate->validate_errors( $rec, $rec_dump );
+  my @errors = $validate->validate_rec( $rec, $rec_dump );
 
 =cut
 
-sub validate_errors {
+sub validate_rec {
 	my $self = shift;
 
 	my $log = $self->_get_logger();
 
-	my $rec = shift || $log->logdie("validate_errors need record");
+	my $rec = shift || $log->logdie("validate_rec need record");
 	my $rec_dump = shift;
 
 	$log->logdie("rec isn't HASH") unless (ref($rec) eq 'HASH');
@@ -142,6 +146,9 @@
 
 		next if (!defined($f) || $f eq '' || $f eq '000');
 
+		next if (defined( $self->{dont_validate}->{$f} ));
+
+		# track field usage
 		$fields->{$f}++;
 
 		if ( ! defined($r->{$f}) ) {