hi, i am trying to get a program that displays how many letters you have typed into a text box, but i am unfamiliar with the "dim" command ect. so i was hoping someone can help me, i will attatch my code in a .txt,
i am not sure how to get the integer to go up 1 everytime you type, or should i be using a variable instead??

thanks in advance,

Hoy145

It's a scope issue. You DIMMED x within the Form_Load sub. This means that x isn't available anywhere outside this sub.

Since you want to access x in several different subs within the form, declare it (DIM) at the FORM level (before any subs or functions.)

Now, you increment x every time you make a change to the text in the textbox. Suppose you have already entered db.com (and x is equal to 6.) What happens when you press the backspace key? What happens if you highlight all the text in the textbox, and press the delete key?

VB has a built-in function which returns the length of a string... it's called LEN. You might find it useful.

ahh thank you ,
i'll try the LEN command now, i wondered where i had gone wrong, but i expected to as i have only just started,
thanks again,
Hoy145

Just remember to not declare a variable at any higher scope level than it needs to be.