[RESOLVED] Limiting textbox characters

Hi I have a program where i want the texbox only to input numbers i have the ascii coding but the problem is that it is a private sub so even when i dont have to put in data into the textbox it still does the ascii check. here is my coding

Private Sub txtfirstname_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
Select Case KeyAscii
Case 33 To 64, 91 To 96, 123 To 126
MsgBox ("Only letters supported for this field! Please input a name.")
KeyAscii = 0
Exit Sub
End Select

End Sub

See post 13 in

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...85#post3739085

and amend accordingly...

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Originally Posted by TechKid

Hi I have a program where i want the texbox only to input numbers i have the ascii coding but the problem is that it is a private sub so even when i dont have to put in data into the textbox it still does the ascii check. here is my coding

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I don't understand that part of the post. the KeyPress event is only fired when you press a key. So if you have no data to enter you don't press a key. Why would the event trigger ? As a side note, Tabbing through the control will not trigger the event as the TAB key is "special" that way.

Can you clarify what you mean by "when I dont have to put in data into the textbox it still does the ascii check" ?

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Originally Posted by koolsid

See post 13 in

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...85#post3739085

and amend accordingly...

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I already have the coding and it works. My problem is i only want it to be enabled when I click add and the texbox is able to accept input. At the begining of my program the textbox is not allowed to acced input until i click add. When i start my program even before i click add the texbox is already formatted and that is my problem

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Originally Posted by Optional

I don't understand that part of the post. the KeyPress event is only fired when you press a key. So if you have no data to enter you don't press a key. Why would the event trigger ? As a side note, Tabbing through the control will not trigger the event as the TAB key is "special" that way.

Can you clarify what you mean by "when I dont have to put in data into the textbox it still does the ascii check" ?

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Ok The boxes are used for displaying and inputting information. When it is only diplaying it still checks if the textbox if it has only letters and if i type a number it gives an error. I want it to only check for letters when i click add. I think the problem is because I have it under the private sub. I need to get it under the Add procedure so that it can only check when i click add

I'm assuming when you only display data your textbox.enabled property is set to false ?

Would a validation of the enabled property help ?

VB Code:

Private Sub txtfirstname_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
    If (Not (txtfirstname.Enabled)) Then Exit Sub
 
    Select Case KeyAscii
    Case 33 To 64, 91 To 96, 123 To 126
        MsgBox ("Only letters supported for this field! Please input a name.")
        KeyAscii = 0
        Exit Sub
    End Select
End Sub

Ok... Remove that code from Keypress and validate the contents of the textbox in the Add event...

Something like

Code:

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Private Sub CmdAdd_Click()
    For i = 1 To Len(Text1.Text)
        If Asc(Mid(Text1.Text, i, 1)) > 47 And _
        Asc(Mid(Text1.Text, i, 1)) < 58 Then
            MsgBox "Textbox cannot have numbers"
            Exit For
        End If
    Next i
End Sub

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Thanks guys It worked. thank you so much

Edit: - deleted post - Didn't see koolsid already posted the solution.

Im going to use both of them