converting listbox to my format - asp.net

I am trying to format the listbox output to conform to my formatter. It just lists them. Any Ideas?
Private Sub Formatter_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Formatter.Click
Dim formatter As String = CStr("{0,-7} {1,6:C2} {3,5}")
Dim name As String
name = (First.Text) + (Second.Text)
Dim x, y As Integer
x = ((InputBox("Enter a Number")))
y = (InputBox("Enter another Number"))
With Values.Items
.Add(x)
.Add(y)
.Add(name)
End With

You need to use String.Format to format the values and concatenate them into a single string. Then you can call ListBox.Items.Add just once per item. Like this:
Values.Add(String.Format(formatter, name, x, y))
I'm not sure of the order in which you intended to output those values, so that's just an example.

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How to sum a column from a running total data table in VB.NET?

I am currently working on a project and am running into an error that says: Syntax error in aggregate argument: Expecting a single column argument with possible 'Child' qualifier. I have a column named "Total#" in a BusinessAnalytics data table. I want to sum the column together so that I can use it to calculate a percentage of members and percentage of nonmembers. How can I fix this?
My code for a data table with running totals
Dim decTotalNumber As Decimal
Dim decPercentSales As Decimal
Dim intRow As Integer
If chkRewards.Checked = True Then
intRow = 1 'member
Else
intRow = 0 'nonmember
End If
With BusinessAnalytics.Rows(intRow)
.Item("Total#") += 1
decTotalNumber = BusinessAnalytics.Compute("SUM(Total#)", Nothing)
decPercentSales = Convert.ToDecimal(.Item("Total#")) / decTotalNumber
.Item("%Total") = decPercentSales.ToString("P1")
End With
GridView3.DataSource = BusinessAnalytics
GridView3.DataBind()
Your column name contains non-alphanumeric characters, so it should be wrapped in square brackets or "`" (grave accent) quotes.
Expression
So your statement should be:
decTotalNumber = BusinessAnalytics.Compute("SUM([Total#])", Nothing)

Excel VBA Value wildcards are not returning a result for find a bold function

In range M:M there is text in each cell. I need to Bold ever time the date format yyyy-mm-dd appears in each cell in the range. I have been using the following formula to do the same operation for defined text but i am unable to get it to work when i am using wildcards.
I am not properly defining
Dim rCell As Range, sToFind As String, iSeek As Long
Dim myWord As String
myWord = "202#[-]##[-]##"
sToFind = myWord
For Each rCell In Range("M1:M1000")
iSeek = InStr(1, rCell.Value, sToFind)
Do While iSeek > 0
rCell.Characters(iSeek, Len(sToFind)).Font.Bold = True
iSeek = InStr(iSeek + 1, rCell.Value, sToFind)
Loop
Next
End Sub

User Form multi-selection Listbox arrays or entirerow.copy?

Amateur her so bear with me. I am trying to compile VBA code which runs a userform with list box populated with a 9 column and 100 row table from worksheet1. The user selects the only the items in the list box he needs for a report and they are to copied to worksheet 2.
With help from a 6 year old post on this site, I have managed to do this using an array and a public function to select the chosen rows and then output them to worksheets2. As follows:
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim SelectedItems() As Variant
Dim i As Integer
Dim emptyrow As Integer
wsTarget.Activate
Range("A1").Select
SelectedItems = GetSelectedRisks(RiskList)
emptyrow = 15
For i = LBound(SelectedItems) To UBound(SelectedItems)
wsTarget.Cells(emptyrow, 2).Value = SelectedItems(i)
emptyrow = emptyrow + 1
Next
End Sub
Public Function GetSelectedRisks(lBox As MSForms.ListBox) As Variant
Dim tmpArray() As Variant
Dim i As Integer
Dim SelectionCounter As Integer
SelectionCounter = -1
For i = 0 To lBox.ListCount - 1
If lBox.Selected(i) = True Then
SelectionCounter = SelectionCounter + 1
ReDim Preserve tmpArray(SelectionCounter)
tmpArray(SelectionCounter) = lBox.List(i)
End If
Next
However I can only work out how to do this for the 1st column. I just can't work out how to get the other columns into the array and then back out again.
Should I be using an array or am I making this to complicated i.e. should I just be using loops and if selected, entirerow.copy type stuff?

Checking content of textbox vb.net

I am using a text box for input to my SQL query. Based on the input I create a certain query and display the data in a gridview.
However I wish to make an adjustment for my users.
They often make an input like PL26... However this is not a valid name in the database to search for. Therefore I want to CHECK their input, and alter it accordingly, so they don't have to think about it.
I happen to know that when they type PL26 the correct input would be PL000026 ... The entity to search for is always "PL" + 6 characters/numbers... so if they wrote PL155, the number/string I pass to the sql query should become PL + 000 + 155 = PL000155.
I hope someone can help me how to accomplish this. That is if it is possible?
My idea/Pseudo code would be something like
If tbInput.txt's FIRST 2 CHARS are PL, then check total length of string
if StringLength < 8 characters, then
if length = 2 then ADD 4 0' after PL...
if length = 3 then add 3 0's after PL...
if length = 3 then add 3 0's after PL..
etc
....
...
Here we go:
Private Sub Button21_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button21.Click
Debug.Print(formatCode("PL1"))
Debug.Print(formatCode("PL"))
Debug.Print(formatCode("PL01"))
Debug.Print(formatCode("PL155"))
End Sub
Private Function formatCode(userInput As String) As String
Dim returnVal As String
If userInput.Length < 8 Then
returnVal = String.Concat(userInput.Substring(0, 2), userInput.Substring(2, userInput.Length - 2).PadLeft(6, "0"))
Else
returnVal = userInput
End If
Return returnVal
End Function
You may need to add some validation ensuring it starts with PL etc.
The following will work as long as there are no other non-numeric characters in between the PL and the numbers. You can always add it in your validation.
Dim newInput As String
If (input.StartsWith("PL")) Then
input = input.Remove(0, 2)
End If
' If this fails then it means the input was not valid
Dim numberPart = Convert.ToInt32(input)
newInput = "PL" + numberPart.ToString("D6")
Exctract a number by removing prefix "PL"
Parse to Integer
Use Custom Numeric Format Strings(zero placeholder) for adding zeros and prefix
Const PREFIX As String = "PL"
Dim exctractedNumber As Int32
If Int32.TryParse(tbInput.txt.Replace(PREFIX, String.Empty), exctractedNumber) = False Then
'Error nahdling
Exit Sub
End If
Dim finalFormat As String = String.Format("'{0}'000000", PREFIX)
Dim finalValue As String = exctractedNumber.ToString(finalFormat)
I would make use of the handy PadLeft method:
Dim input As String = "PL26"
Dim number As String = input.Substring(2, input.Length - 2)
If number.Length <> 6 Then
number = number.PadLeft(6, "0"C)
End If
MSDN String.PadLeft

How to subtract a month from Date object?

How do I subtract a month from a date object in VB.NET?
I have tried:
Today.AddMonths(-1)
However, given that Today is 01-Jan-2010, the result I get is 01-Dec-2010. The answer I want is 01-Dec-2009.
Is there a convenient way of doing this within the .NET framework?
You actually have to transport Today into a variable and let that assignment work there. The following code will produce the result you expect (I just verified it because your post made me think twice).
Dim dt As DateTime = Date.Today
dt = dt.AddMonths(-2)
Dim x As String = dt.ToString()
This works fine, you need to remember that the DateTime is imutable.
Dim d As DateTime
d = New DateTime(2010, 1, 1)
d = d.AddMonths(-1)
Have a look at DateTime Structure
A calculation on an instance of
DateTime, such as Add or Subtract,
does not modify the value of the
instance. Instead, the calculation
returns a new instance of DateTime
whose value is the result of the
calculation.
Dim d As DateTime = #1/1/2010#
d = d.AddMonths(-1)
I have used the following and it works.
Dim dtToday As DateTime = Date.Today
dtToday = dtToday.AddMonths(-2)

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