[andrew2008]

hey i'm trying to create a program and want it to check if the text in a text box is = to either "y" or "n"

   If TextBox5.Text <> "y" Or TextBox2.Text <> "n" Then
			MessageBox.Show("please input Y or N", "id10t error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)
			TextBox5.Select()
		End If

thats what i'd figured out so far but of course it wont work because if it IS y then its not n so it will still display the error can someone please help me out with the right code?

[gymratz]

andrew2008, on 26 Mar, 2008 - 02:37 PM, said:

hey i'm trying to create a program and want it to check if the text in a text box is = to either "y" or "n"

   If TextBox5.Text <> "y" Or TextBox2.Text <> "n" Then
			MessageBox.Show("please input Y or N", "id10t error", MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Error)
			TextBox5.Select()
		End If

thats what i'd figured out so far but of course it wont work because if it IS y then its not n so it will still display the error can someone please help me out with the right code?

My first guess would be:
If TextBox5.Text <> "y" AND TextBox2.Text <> "n" Then

That way if it is Y or N, it will not pass (because only one would be true). If it is anything else then it will pass this statement and you can proceed with calling them an idiot.

[andrew2008]

wont that check if the textbox is y ( asssuming it is , get a yes value) and then check if its n ( and get a no value) so will still display the error message even though it is y?