Prompting for an IP address

8 Oct 2006 9:07 PM

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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8 Oct 2006 9:57 PM

iwdu15

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

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9 Oct 2006 7:19 AM

Peter Proost

In 2005 the MaskedTextbox is back, you could use that one.

Greetz, Peter

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"iwdu15" <jmmgoalsteratyahoodotcom> schreef in bericht
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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
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> -iwdu15

9 Oct 2006 12:17 PM

TyBreaker

Peter Proost wrote:

> In 2005 the MaskedTextbox is back, you could use that one.

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.

9 Oct 2006 2:23 PM

Peter Proost

Hi maybe this will help you:

http://groups.google.be/group/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb/msg/3d7c2
40123fc8def

Greetz, Peter

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bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce
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"TyBreaker" <tybreakerNO@SPAMhotmail.com> schreef in bericht
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> Peter Proost wrote:
> > In 2005 the MaskedTextbox is back, you could use that one.
>
> 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?
>
> --
>   ______     ___               __
> /_ __/_ __/ _ )_______ ___ _/ /_____ ____
>   / / / // / _ / __/ -_) _ `/ '_/ -_) __/
> /_/ \_, /____/_/ \__/\_,_/_/\_\\__/_/
>      /___/
>
> 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.