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Make my own masked edit control

I need to know how to make my own masked edit control for a phone number.  The code that I have written is buggy to say the least.  Any help would be appreciated.
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Whats wrong with using a real masked edit control with the mask ###-###-####


Cheers!

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Believe me I would love to, but it is an extra credit assignment and I just can't get my code to work right.  Do you have some code suggestions.
Well, you could do something like this:

1) Add 3 textboxes to a new form... Call them Ttext1(0) Text1(1) and Text1(2)

2) Put the 3 textboxes side by side.

3) Add the following code to the DECLARATIONS SECTION of the form:

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Text1(0).MaxLength = 3
    Text1(1).MaxLength = 3
    Text1(2).MaxLength = 4
    Text1(0).Text = ""
    Text1(1).Text = ""
    Text1(2).Text = ""
End Sub
Private Sub Text1_KeyPress(Index As Integer, KeyAscii As Integer)
    On Error Resume Next
    Select Case KeyAscii
        Case 48 To 57
        Case 8
            If Text1(Index).SelStart = 0 Then
                Text1(Index - 1).SetFocus
                If Err = 0 Then
                    Text1(Index - 1) = Left$(Text1(Index - 1).Text, Len(Text1(Index - 1).Text) - 1)
                    Text1(Index - 1).SelStart = Len(Text1(Index - 1).Text)
                End If
            End If
            Exit Sub
        Case Else
            KeyAscii = ""
    End Select
    If Text1(Index).MaxLength - 1 = Len(Text1(Index).Text) Then
        Text1(Index + 1).SetFocus
    End If
End Sub


Have Fun!


Cheers!
I don't think that this will give the desired effect.  Want a mask to actually show up in the textbox like (###) ###-####, then have the input replace only the #.  Backspace must work the erase the input but not the (,), and -.  

Thanks anyway.  It has turned out to be harder than it looked.
Sorry, guess no extra credit...


Cheers!
Thanks any way.  I appreciate the help.
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Source code of the control should be downloaded from the site I have mentioned.
I am having trouble getting the page to load.  Geocities keeps telling me it is unavailable.  Will keep trying.  Do you know the name of the source code that I am looking for?
Got it.  Thank you so much.  You have been wonderful.  Maybe I can return the favor sometime.

Have a great day or night(as the case may be)!
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