[RESOLVED] inStr Problem

Ok im a newb to vb soo forgive me if this is somestupid little error but everytime i use the code below it goes straight to the else option no matter what is entered in to the text box

Code:

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If InStr(txtPhone, "7422323") > 4 Then 'When the text is greater than four exectue command below
        txtName = "Chris Henry"
        txtAddress1 = "243 Field Road"
        txtAddress2 = "Sheldon"
        txtTown = "Birmingham"
        txtPostCode = "B26 4ER"
       
Else
 
 MsgBox ("Instert Area Code") 'when the text is 3 or lower this message bx will display

       

       
End If

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InStr is does not let you know if text is greater or longer than some value, it return the position of a string you are looking for.

If txtPhone was "0000007422323" then InStr would be > 4 (because "7422323" is at position 7). If you want to check the length (how many characters) of a string then use Len function.

Also, leaving it up to VB to resolve the default property of a control is not good practice. When assigning text to a Text Box always add the trailing .Text ... txtName.Text = "John Doe"

If you want to check whether "7422323" is anywhere in the textbox, change >4 to >0

Thanks for your reply i need the button to be able to recognise when the user dosnt enter the area code (the 1st 3 digits) and warn them how would i do that

Since the phone number can vary in length, the simplest thing would be to use two separate Text boxes. One for area code and onde for phone number.

Thanks for your help guys i got it workin had to put >0 instead of >4 :bigyello::bigyello::bigyello: