How to limit per 5 clicks in VB.NET?

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Hello. What I want is to limit users to click maximum 5 clicks and if they re-click, can not get what I give and they should wait for 1 day. Could you help me because I do not know how to code it? Thanks a lot!

VB.NET

EDIT: Windows Form.

What I have tried:

Nothing. I do not know how to code it.

Posted 30-Dec-18 1:19am

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Updated 30-Dec-18 2:22am

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Richard MacCutchan 30-Dec-18 7:40am

It all depends on where they click.

Member 14065947 30-Dec-18 7:44am

I mean they click to a button and to the button should limit it 5 uses for each guy

Richard MacCutchan 30-Dec-18 8:38am

So every time they click the button add 1 to a counter. When the counter reaches 5 set the Enabled property to false.

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2018-12-30T02:23:00

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You need to keep a record of clicks: that isn't difficult, just use a List of DateTime objects.
When they click the button, get the current timestamp (DateTime.Now will do it) and use AddDays(-1) to set it back to the beginning of your check period. Now look back through the List and find how many items are still greater than the end time. If it's five or more, refuse to allow the operation.
If it isn't, add the timestamp to the List, and allow the operation.

If you need this to work even if they exit your app, then you need to save and load the List when you exit and start.

Posted 30-Dec-18 2:23am

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Member 14065947 30-Dec-18 8:33am

Thanks I will give it a try!

OriginalGriff 30-Dec-18 8:45am

You're welcome!

Member 14065947 30-Dec-18 19:21pm

@OriginalGriff I tried it but it's giving me errors. Can you please write the code because I think do somewhere mistake?

OriginalGriff 31-Dec-18 2:55am

No, writing the code is what you get paid for! :laugh:
What errors do you get?

Member 14065947 31-Dec-18 3:57am

Sorry. I mean will get errors because I do not know how to code it my mistake. Could you please help me out? Also the program I make it's free no paid that's why I want to add limit to users:)

OriginalGriff 31-Dec-18 4:02am

"I tried it but it's giving me errors."
So you have some code you have written - show us how far you have got, and explain where you are stuck. You won't learn anything by just being given the code!

Member 14065947 31-Dec-18 4:19am

Well I didn't save the code I tried because it was a fully mistake :laugh: . That's why I would like the code. Also I will learn if I read it haha.

OriginalGriff 31-Dec-18 4:28am

That sounds a lot like "I didn't write anything, please do it for me."

No, you won't learn by looking at it: this is a skill, and like all skills it only improves by use. Give it a try - this isn't difficult!

Member 14065947 31-Dec-18 9:55am

Okay then. So can you tell me exactly what to do again because I did not understand you very well at the first time?

OriginalGriff 31-Dec-18 10:06am

Bear in mind that I have no idea what you do and don't know; what your skills are, what you have no idea about.

So, what part of it can you do without help? Where do you get stuck?