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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hi guys,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>I need help. Trying to write validation code that limits a text box entry to numerical and one decimal place only (and only two decimal places after the point, as in cash). The following code works fine except that it allows me to enter letters. The problem seems to be this line: <span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>If</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>Not</span> <span style='color:blue'>Char</span>.IsDigit(e.KeyChar) Then <span style='color:green'>'if not a digit</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>To me, initially, I would have thought it should read: <span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:blue'>If</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>Not</span> e.KeyChar.IsDigit(e.KeyChar) <span style='color:blue'>Then</span> <span style='color:green'>'if not a digit </span></span>but VB won’t let me do that<span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> </span>and keeps telling me<span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> to change it back to “Char” <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I can’t figure out why! Strangely, if a number is entered in the text box first, then I try to type over it with letters, it works perfectly. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>If anyone can solve this for me or has a better way of doing it your suggestions would be much appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>Private</span> <span style='color:blue'>Sub</span> TextBox2_KeyPress(<span style='color:blue'>ByVal</span> sender <span style='color:blue'>As</span> <span style='color:blue'>Object</span>, <span style='color:blue'>ByVal</span> e <span style='color:blue'>As</span> System.Windows.Forms.<span style='color:#2B91AF'>KeyPressEventArgs</span>) <span style='color:blue'>Handles</span> TextBox2.KeyPress<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>If</span> <span style='color:blue'>Not</span> <span style='color:blue'>Char</span>.IsDigit(e.KeyChar) <span style='color:blue'>Then</span> <span style='color:green'>'if not a digit</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>If</span> <span style='color:blue'>Not</span> Asc(e.KeyChar) = 8 <span style='color:blue'>Then</span> <span style='color:green'>'and not a backspace</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>If</span> <span style='color:blue'>Not</span> TextBox2.Text.LastIndexOf(Chr(46)) = -1 <span style='color:blue'>Then</span> <span style='color:green'>'and a decimal has already been added, dont allow</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> e.Handled = <span style='color:blue'>True</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> MsgBox(<span style='color:#A31515'>"numbers only"</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>End</span> <span style='color:blue'>If</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>End</span> <span style='color:blue'>If</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>Else</span> <span style='color:green'>'if a digit compare index of decimal point (if it exists) and length of text</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>If</span> <span style='color:blue'>Not</span> TextBox2.Text.LastIndexOf(Chr(46)) = -1 <span style='color:blue'>Then</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>If</span> TextBox2.TextLength > TextBox2.Text.LastIndexOf(Chr(46)) + 2 <span style='color:blue'>Then</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:green'>'if length is over 2 spaces from the decimal point, dont allow </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> e.Handled = <span style='color:blue'>True</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> MsgBox(<span style='color:#A31515'>"only two decimal places allowed"</span>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>End</span> <span style='color:blue'>If</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>End</span> <span style='color:blue'>If</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'> <span style='color:blue'>End</span> <span style='color:blue'>If</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p 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