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Q72023: SAMPLE: Verify.exe - Data Input Verification for Edit Controls

Article: Q72023
Product(s): Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit
Version(s): 3.0,3.1
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbfile kbsample kbCtrl kbDlg kbEditCtrl kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kb16bitonly
Last Modified: 23-JUL-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows Software Development Kit (SDK) versions 3.0, 3.1 
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SUMMARY
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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:

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Keywords          : kbfile kbsample kbCtrl kbDlg kbEditCtrl kbSDKPlatform kbGrpDSUser kb16bitonly 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbWin3xSearch kbSDKSearch kbWinSDKSearch kbWinSDK300 kbWinSDK310
Version           : :3.0,3.1

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