Module: PhoneButtonLetters in Category General VBA/VB6 : String Handling from Total Visual SourceBook

' Example of modPhoneButtonLetters
'
' To use this example, create a new module and paste this code into it.
' Then run the procedure by putting the cursor in the procedure and pressing:
'    F5 to run it, or
'    F8 to step through it line-by-line (see the Debug menu for more options)

Private Sub Example_modPhoneButtonLetters()
  ' Comments: Examples of using the modPhoneButtonLetters module to convert phone number buttons and letters in VBA and VB6.
  '           See the results in the Immediate Window.

  Const cstrPhone As String = "703-356-4700"
  Dim intChar As Integer

  ' Display the letters for a phone number.
  ' In this one, the buttons with no letters are skipped (e.g. PQRS DEF DEF JKL MNO GHI PQRS)
  Debug.Print "Letters for phone number " & cstrPhone & ": " & PhoneNumberToLetters(cstrPhone)
  Debug.Print

  ' In this one, the buttons with no letters are included with their original number (e.g. PQRS 0 DEF DEF JKL MNO GHI PQRS 0 0)
  Debug.Print "Letters for phone number for all digits " & cstrPhone & ": " & PhoneNumberToLetters(cstrPhone, True)
  Debug.Print

  Debug.Print "Phone letters for each button:"
  For intChar = 0 To 9
    Debug.Print intChar & ":" & PhoneNumberToLetter(intChar) & " ";
  Next intChar
  Debug.Print

  Debug.Print
  Debug.Print "Phone button for each letter:"
  For intChar = Asc("A") To Asc("Z")
    Debug.Print Chr(intChar) & ":" & PhoneLetterToButton(Chr(intChar)) & " ";
  Next intChar
  Debug.Print

End Sub

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