Syntax - If TxtBox.Text <> ".Something" [RESOLVED]

All I'm wanting to do is check to see if the period has already been appended to the beginning of the customername text. If it has, then I want it to skip adding it again. I'm not sure what to put in the quotes after <> to show ".something". I thought it was %, but I guess not, because it's still adding it if the checkbox is checked.

VB Code:

If chkCustShipTo.Checked = True Then
            If txtCustomerName.Text <> ".%" Then
                ds.Tables("customer").Rows(inc).Item(0) = "." & txtCustomerName.Text
            End If
        Else
        End If

I also tried, without any luck:

VB Code:

If txtCustomerName.Text <> "." & "%" Then

Thanks.

try

VB Code:

if txtcustomername.text <> Like ".*" then

I tried it. It would work if it was a database entry, but this is being done in the VB code before it ever touches the db. VS doesn't like 'Like'.

VB Code:

If txtcustomername.text.StartsWith(".") Then

What I ACTUALLY did was:

VB Code:

If chkCustShipTo.Checked = True Then
            If Not txtCustomerName.Text.StartsWith(".") Then
                ds.Tables("customer").Rows(inc).Item(0) = "." & txtCustomerName.Text
            End If
        Else
        End If

Thanks wossname

No problem. :)