Prompting for an IP address

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TyBreaker

Is there a built-in text box for obtaining IP addresses as in the way
Windows prompts for in the Network Config screens?
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There is none that i know of, however, you can just put a textbox for the
user to input the IP in, put a restriction on how many characters they can
input, then use the following code to parse it to an IPAddress object

2003:

Dim ip As IPAddress = DNS.Resolve(Me.TextBox1.Text).AddressList(0)

2005:

Dim ip As IPAddress = DNS.GetHostEntry(Me.TextBox1.Text).AddressList(0)


hope this helps
 
Peter said:
In 2005 the MaskedTextbox is back, you could use that one.
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Thanks, I've been playing with this control but can't get it to work as
one might expect e.g. I can use the mask "000.000.000.000" and this
allows an IP address which has 4 lots of 3 digits but it doesn't allow
you to enter any IP address which has less than 3 digits in any of its
sections e.g. 66.102.7.99 (Google). Any tips?

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/_ __/_ __/ _ )_______ ___ _/ /_____ ____
/ / / // / _ / __/ -_) _ `/ '_/ -_) __/
/_/ \_, /____/_/ \__/\_,_/_/\_\\__/_/
/___/

There are 10 types of people in this world; those who understand the
binary numbering system and those who don't.

There's no place like 127.0.0.1.

ASCII a silly question, get a silly ANSI.
 
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