Textbox.Text = Left(Textbox.Text,len(Textbox.Text)-1)

or
Textbox.Text = Mid(Textbox.Text,1,len(Textbox.Text)-1)


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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

wrote in message
ups.com...
I understand it's 8. But what I am interested in is how to manipulate
the display such that pressing an 8 would actually be displaying an
erase. In a sense, I would like to see if there's any way to do the
same thing as SUBSTR (str , 1, length(str) -1)

Thanks,
-DP
Tom Ogilvy wrote:
Yes, 8 is a backspace.

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wrote in message
oups.com...
Just wondering... what's the best way to do a backspace ?

I figure the KeyCode = 8 for backspace.

Tom Ogilvy wrote:
Put in a userform with Textbox1 and Label1

Put in code like this:

Private Sub TextBox1_Change()
TextBox1.Value = ""
End Sub

Private Sub TextBox1_KeyDown(ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger,
ByVal
Shift As Integer)
Label1.Caption = KeyCode
End Sub

now test the keys - with numlock on and off. Also look at other keys
on
the keyboard.

Use a select case statement to sort them out.

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" wrote:

Private Sub txtZip_KeyDown(ByVal KeyCode As MSForms.ReturnInteger, _
ByVal Shift As Integer)
' Pass through only digits.
If KeyCode < 48 Or KeyCode 57 Then
KeyCode = 0
Beep
End If

' As I found out the numerics from the numeric pad range from 0x60
to
0x69
' Could someone show me how to set up a valid check for them ?
If KeyCode < "0x60" Or KeyCode "0x69" Then
KeyCode = 0
Beep
End If


End Sub