Question : REgular Expressions in MS Access

Hi all,

I'm trying to get "Regular Expressions" to work in MS Access. I am relatively new to "RegExp" and have been reading up on it in experts exchange. I've created a module in Access and added the reference to Microsoft VBScript Regualr Expressions 1.0 (i see there is also a 5.5). However, in trying to use it I've created the following code and when i run it i get Compile Error: Expected user defined type, not project. Any ideas?

Set RegularExpressionObject = New RegExp

With RegularExpressionObject
 .Pattern = "\b[A-Z0-9._%-]+@[A-Z0-9._%-]+\.[A-Z0-9._%-]{2,4}\b"
 .IgnoreCase = True
 .Global = True
End With

If RegularExpressionObject.Test(EmailAddress.Value) Then
MsgBox "valid", vbOKOnly
Else
MsgBox "invalid", vbOKOnly
End If


thanks
Sean

Answer : REgular Expressions in MS Access

You need to dim it as well:

' Need to Set reference to Microsoft VBScript Regular Expressions 5.5 vbscript.dll/3 or set for 5.6
 
  Dim regEx As Object
  Set regEx = New RegExp

/gustav