[2005] Advice on best method for null checking multiple items depending on the value

Hello everyone,

I am new to this forum, and glad I found this place as I have been browsing the forums and found some very interesting topics. I do have a question on some coding that I cannot figure out no matter how many times I sit and think about it.

I am using Visual Basic 2005 - Express Edition. I learned Visual Basic (before .net) along time ago, but never completed the full course. I know I need to finish it, and would like to learning more advanced .NET stuff.

Brief over view of my application: My Application is just a small tool bar for work that will hold our most used applications so that we quickly access them instead of having to search all over the place for them. There is an 'Application Administration' dialog which has five tabs (One for each application button). The user can enable or disable each application button as they see the need to.

What I need is to check each tab to see if:
A) chkEnableApp1.checked = True & if so, check to see if:
a.) txtApp1Name.text = "", if so: prompt with message box
b.) txtApp1Location.text = "", if so: prompt with message box

if a.) & b.) are not blank, then check to see on the same tab if chkEnableSApp1.checked = true & if so, check to see if:
a.) txtSapp1Name.Text = "", if so: prompt with message box
b.) txtSapp1Location.text = "", if so: prompt with message box

If none of those boxes are blank, then check next tab, until all five application tabs have been checked. Once they are error free, call SBAppLauncherSaveSettings.

:eek2:

Sorry, I hope this all makes sense to everyone. :)

I have tried searching google multiple times, and this forum a few times.
This seems like it might help, http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...iple+textboxes
but I am not sure.

I also tried using:

VB Code:

if chkEnableApp1.Checked = True then
     if txtApp1Name.Text = "" Then
          txtApp1Name.Focus()
          MsgBox("Error. Application one is not named.")
     elseif txtApp1Location.Text = "" Then
          txtApp1Location.Focus()
          MsgBox("Error. Application one has no location.")
     end if
elseif chkEnableSApp1.Checked = True then
     if txtSapp1Name.Text = "' then
         txtSApp1Name.focus()
         MsgBox("Error. Sub Application one is not named.")
    elseif txtSApp1Location.Text = "" then
         txtSapp1Location.focus()
         MsgBox("Error. Sub Application one has no location.")
   end if 
elseif .... etc..

It never goes past the first inner if then else statement because the outer if then else statement is still true, so no need to continue to check and see about the rest. Maybe I am just not thinking fully today. I hope someone can shed some light on this and point me in the right direction.

Thanks very much,
Kei

I think you were intending the following...

VB Code:

If chkEnableApp1.Checked Then
            If txtApp1Name.Text = "" Then
                txtApp1Name.Focus()
                MsgBox("Error. Application one is not named.")
            ElseIf txtApp1Location.Text = "" Then
                txtApp1Location.Focus()
                MsgBox("Error. Application one has no location.")
            ElseIf chkEnableSApp1.Checked Then
                If txtSapp1Name.Text = "" Then
                    txtSApp1Name.focus()
                    MsgBox("Error. Sub Application one is not named.")
                ElseIf txtSApp1Location.Text = "" Then
                    txtSapp1Location.Focus()
                    MsgBox("Error. Sub Application one has no location.")
                End If
            End If
        End If

It would be better to setup an array of controls, you could then cycle through the groups of controls on each tab using a For loop (less code).
That would then end up something like this...

VB Code:

For i = 0 To NumberofTabs - 1
            If chkApp(i).Checked Then
                If txtAppName(i).Text = "" Then
                    txtAppName(i).Focus()
                    MsgBox("Error. Application " & i.ToString & " is not named.")
                ElseIf txtAppLocation(i).Text = "" Then
                    txtAppLocation(i).Focus()
                    MsgBox("Error. " & txtAppName(i) & " has no location.")
                ElseIf chkEnableSApp(i).Checked Then
                    If txtSappName(i).Text = "" Then
                        txtSAppName(i).focus()
                        MsgBox("Error. Sub Application " & i.ToString & " is not named.")
                    ElseIf txtSAppLocation(i).Text = "" Then
                        txtSappLocation(i).Focus()
                        MsgBox("Error. " & txtSappName(i) & " has no location.")
                    End If
                End If
            End If
        Next