How do I make my app check if something is a valid e-mail address?

**Frankie902** · May 27th, 2001, 04:58 PM

How do I make my app check if something is a valid e-mail address? you know like "*@*.*"?

**HeSaidJoe** · May 27th, 2001, 05:09 PM

You can't check the validity of the address as [email protected] will verify....but you can see if it has a few requirements of an email address such as @ and . are present.

IF emailstring like "*@*" then Msgbox "@ involved"
IF emailstring like "*.*" then Msgbox "./ involved"

**Frankie902** · May 27th, 2001, 05:14 PM

hey dude I tryed:
If txtRegEmail.Text Like "*@*.*" Then
MsgBox "VALID!!!"
Else
MsgBox "INVALID!!!!"
End If

and it worked like a charm!

**HeSaidJoe** · May 27th, 2001, 05:35 PM

Matthew Gates · May 27th, 2001, 05:57 PM

A bit more...take a look at this link.
http://www.vbworld.com/tips/tip519.html

**OhMyGod** · May 27th, 2001, 06:36 PM

but , I can enter like this "@.". Is it valid?

so ,I use "?*@?*.?*"

ok.

**Nucleus** · May 27th, 2001, 08:01 PM

Perhaps a better way of validating is using winsock to see if you can send an email to the said address.

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