DOCUMENT:Q72023 23-JUL-2001 [win16sdk] TITLE :SAMPLE: Verify.exe - Data Input Verification for Edit Controls PRODUCT :Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit PROD/VER::3.0,3.1 OPER/SYS: KEYWORDS:kbfile kbsample kbCtrl kbDlg kbEditCtrl kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kb16bitonly ====================================================================== ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= There is a file in the Microsoft Download Center called VERIFY.EXE that contains sample code demonstrating the verification of the contents of a dialog box edit control. The code reads and verifies the edit control string as each character is entered by the user. The contents of the edit control are verified to be legal for a specified data type. If an illegal character is encountered, the character is removed from the edit control and a message beep is generated. The code will verify the input of WORD, DWORD, or FLOAT values. The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center: Verify.exe (http://download.microsoft.com/download/platformsdk/sample86/3.1/W31/EN-US/Verify.exe) For additional information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q119591 How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services Microsoft used the most current virus detection software available on the date of posting to scan this file for viruses. Once posted, the file is housed on secure servers that prevent any unauthorized changes to the file. Additional query words: ====================================================================== Keywords : kbfile kbsample kbCtrl kbDlg kbEditCtrl kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kb16bitonly Technology : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310 Version : :3.0,3.1 ============================================================================= THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. MICROSOFT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF MICROSOFT CORPORATION OR ITS SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES SO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY. Copyright Microsoft Corporation 2001.