Hey how is every one doing today?.
As for me I've been a stuck in what I know is extremly simple for most and well, becoming a small ache for me lol.

Well I've been learning vb.net on my own and so far its pretty good stuff, but I'm stuck in a simple validation process.

What I'm trying to do is example ( If there is a text box that requires a first name (which would be text) then everything is good, unless if it is Numbers or even special signs ($%&*) etc then display an error message) So far I've been able to do a simple IF statement which I can verify if the box is empty, but when it comes to the validation of numbers I just get stuck.

I know it may seem very simple to do this and I know it is because in other languages you can specify what is a number or character and etc, so far I just don't know how to do it in VB.

If some one can just simply point me to the right direction I would appreciated it big time!!.

Take care and thanks in advance for your comments.

To keep everyone updated with my problem I tried to convert what is the first name text box to see if there is a numeric value, for example I would do

If CInt(txtFirstName.Text) Then
....
else etc etc etc

Anyhow this does work, but to a certain extend, because once I decide to insert text back into the same box, the program breaks off. So I'm still trying to find a way to solve this problem, If I do I will post it up on the forum, but until then if anyone out there please can let me know if there is a function or anything else that can solve this issue please
let me know.

**UPDATE AGAIN!! LOL**

Ok so far I ve been able to narrow it down a bit closer to my goal
this time I try to use a function which is IsNumeric

Here is the problem.

if IsNumeric(txtFirstName.Text)
.....
end if

Now this works to a certain degree, for example If I put a number then I get my messagebox error display "No numbers please" , but if I decide to do "John15" then everything goes through.

Keep in mind that in the first name text box I only need text to be inserted, not numbers or anything special(%&$#) etc etc

Also I tried this as well

If IsNumeric(txtFirstName.text.length) then
....
end if

The problem with this is that I get an error after I decide to put a character instead of a number.

If anyone reading out there can help me out I would surely appreciate it.

Thankyou.

P.S: If I find out the way I will post it, because I'm sure many of us face little bugs like these lol

hi there.. i dont have any example around here, but your solution have to be something that includes regular expresion that only accept letters and other chars.

HTH

Gonzalo

How can I do something like that?!?..I would think that the text box already accepts strings so under a certain circumstances if a user inserts a number within (Name field box) then I would be able to present a small messagebox display to the user "no numbers or special character etc".

But hey its a start at least lol.
Also anyone out there please don't be shy from your opinion as long as its helpful i would appreciate it :)

** Update 2.0 lol **

To keep things a bit more simple I will include the first name text box code and therefore it would make it a bit easier for those who are willing to help with this issue

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If IsNumeric(txtFirstName.Text.ToString) Then
            MessageBox.Show("No numbers within the First Name Text Box!!", "Error", MessageBoxButtons.OK _
            , MessageBoxIcon.Error, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1)
            txtFirstName.Focus()

End If

Put this in the KeyPress event of the textbox that you want to validate:

If e.KeyChar.IsNumber(e.KeyChar) Then
     e.Handled = True
End If

Wow this definetly works, because once the user even dares lol to put a number within the textbox the event triggers and stops him/her from inserting a number or even a mix of numbers with character like "John15" etc from being inserted.

Thankyou so much for your help , believe me I'm sure you help this noob out as well as many others who might of had this problem in their own little programs :)

No problem. You can also use this method to check for special characters ($, %, etc.)

J

yeah I did use the method for that as well as for letters. It is a pretty useful method because everything gets authenticated at the textbox itself , instead of waiting for a button to execute the method when a user presses it.

Thankyou for helping me out and as well as any other person who might of had the same problem with their own program.