compare form fields

[jmurrayhead]

This is easy, but I can't figure it out....a couple things. First, I have a connection with one of my databases that I am using to allow my users to change their password. I want to be able to have them confirm their password just to be sure they typed it in correctly. I have seen different ways of doing this but I just want a simple comparison. Secondly, I have it set up where they have to enter their old password, just to be sure. If the old password doesn't match the one in the database, it won't update. I want it to prompt them that they have made an error, and instead of going to the confirmation page, prompt them what their error was.

Thanks in advance

[Andy]

you could provide one text box first, and use an IF statement and if if matches, make visible, on the same form, a second text box and test those for equality.

'This would be in a button_click event
 
frmDialog.showdialog
 
'this would be in another _click event on frmDialog
 
dim OldPass as string = textbox1.text
 
if pass <> [whats on the DB] then
 
'provide an error here
 
else
 
textbox2.visible = true
buttonChangePass.visible = true
end if
 
 
'This would be a _click event for a buttonChangePass
 
if textbox1.text <> textbox2.text
 
'provide an error here
 
else
 
'Make the changes on the database according to text box1 or 2