[RESOLVED] masked textbox

[bezaman]

i have a masked text box for phone numbers. i want to save the results as a double but it includes the parenthesis and dashes. what would be the best way to remove the mask and save only the numbers?

[.paul.]

try this:

MaskedTextBox1.TextMaskFormat = MaskFormat.ExcludePromptAndLiterals
MsgBox(MaskedTextBox1.Text)

[jmcilhinney]

Phone numbers should not be saved as numbers. They should be saved as text because that's what they are. Do you ever plan to add or subtract two phone numbers?

[bezaman]

good point i guess but does it really matter? it is all numbers so wouldn't it be logical to store it as a number?

[.paul.]

not if it begins with a zero. it'll be truncated

[bezaman]

good point. ah well then that settles it. i will store it as text. thanks.

now the question is should i save it with the mask or not?