--- modules/cck/text.module	2006-07-31 15:22:30.000000000 -0700
+++ modules/cck/text.module.new	2006-07-31 15:22:25.000000000 -0700
@@ -98,14 +98,16 @@ function text_field($op, &$node, $field,
     case 'validate':
       $allowed_values = explode("\n", $field['allowed_values']);
       $allowed_values = array_map('trim', $allowed_values);
-      $allowed_values = array_filter($allowed_values, 'strlen');
+      $allowed_values = array_filter($allowed_values, 'strlen');           
 
       if (is_array($node_field)) {
         foreach ($node_field as $delta => $item) {
-          if ($item['value'] != '') {
-            if (count($allowed_values) && !in_array($item['value'], $allowed_values)) {
-              form_set_error($field['field_name'], t('Illegal value for %name.', array('%name' => t($field['widget']['label']))));
-            }
+          if ($item['value'] != '') {          	
+          	foreach($allowed_values as $exp) {
+          		if(!ereg($exp,$item['value'])) {
+          			form_set_error($field['field_name'], t('Illegal value for %name.', array('%name' => t($field['widget']['label']))));
+          		}
+          	}
           }
         }
       }