User Currency Input

I am trying to find the best way to force a user to enter a currency amount. I have tried using the maskedit box but I find it unfriendly. For instance when you press the period it doesn't automatically go to the decimal portion of the currency amount.
Is there a better way?

If you want to avoid using the MaskEdit control tnen you can use a regular TextBox and restric the user to have only 2 (or whatever number) of decimal points there. Put this code on KeyPress event of that TextBox:

Code:

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Private Sub Text1_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
    Select Case KeyAscii
        Case 8
        Case 46
            If InStr(Text1.Text, ".") Then KeyAscii = 0
        Case Else
            If Not IsNumeric(Chr(KeyAscii)) Then KeyAscii = 0
            If InStr(Text1.Text, ".") Then
                If Len(Mid(Text1.Text, InStr(Text1.Text, ".") + 1)) = 2 Then
                    KeyAscii = 0
                End If
            End If
    End Select
End Sub

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This will allow only Numbers, Decimal Point and Backspace.

i trying to entering credit currency value (negative)from interface direct to database- , the problem is ,interface cannot accep negative valua. Any idea's?:wave:

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Originally posted by v-kool
i trying to entering credit currency value (negative)from interface direct to database- , the problem is ,interface cannot accep negative valua. Any idea's?:wave:

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What was the format set for negative number? -10 or (10)?

The format is -10 .(from interface) , but in database, (10) or -10
i prefer databse read -10 and the interface read -10.access and sql server6.0 ,

Click the Numberbox link in my signature. That will allow you to create an OCX that will restrict input to numerics and you can specify the maximum number of decimal places.