Displaying the Length of a String on the fly in VB

Inputbox (like msgbox) is rather limited - as I recall they're both application modal, so you can't do anything else 'til they're closed. You'll have to make your own version - either as a form in your project, or (if you want to get fancy) as an ActiveX object.

To do the length measurement & display, I'd suggest using the change event of the textbox into which the string is being typed. Remember to return the focus to the input textbox after updating the character count display.

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Update - don't need to return the focus - I've just tried it and the focus doesn't change (whether you're displaying the character count in a label or a textbox).

1) don't use the inputbox.

2) create a form that matches it in style and appearance. (modal, textbox & ok button) (called by the main form using 'show' function)

3) use the len function, and a keypress or keydown function to count characters on the fly, or do other validation.

Chris

Use a label or textbox to display the number of characters.

Use the KeyPress event to count the number of characters remembering that if the Delete key is used to take 1 off the total.

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how do you put a label or textbox on a inputbox??

you first must instruct the OP not to use the inputbox. (like JohnDG and I did)

and after that, you are saying the same thing mentioned earlier...