IP Address Input

Does anyone have any ideas about how to emulate Microsoft's IP Address input box as seen in the TCP/IP properties sheet? I have tried a maskEdit box but can not seem to find a valid mask.

Use four textboxes that only except numeric input.
Then use three labels for the periods.
If you need more info write back.

Good Luck
-cl

Yeah, thats the work around solution that I am currently using. What I meant was the one that looks like a single textbox with three periods at fixed points inside it. Any ideas on that one?

Here, I'll try to explain better.

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This IS how Microsoft does it in the TCP/IP Properties window.
Those "fixed" periods are not in the textbox, they're in labels.
The textboxes would have a borderstlye of 0 (none) and so would the labels.
If you need help with the code write back.

Good Luck
-cl

Oh, I see. Your first post didn't mention the picbox.

Cheers mate.

Yeah, I apologize for not being clear enough.

Good Luck
-cl

you can also use a simple text box and put this code in the keypress event

Private Sub txtIP_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
'enable all non-numeric keys
Select Case KeyAscii
Case 48 To 57 'these are numbers
Case Else 'not unmbers so delete
KeyAscii = 0
End Select

'then you add your "-" for the mask
select case len(trim(txtIP.text))
case 3,7,11
txtIP.text=txtIP.text & "."
end select
End Sub

but this is only good if your in a network where all the 4 part got 3 digits

notes:
-set the maxlenght
-check to make sure all the parts are under 256


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