[AccessD] Lost Focus. Not?

Mark A Matte markamatte at hotmail.com
Wed Mar 7 09:59:24 CST 2007


Rocky,

That got me laughing out loud...people walking by the office are staring.

Thanks,

Mark A. Matte


>From: "Rocky Smolin at Beach Access Software" <rockysmolin at bchacc.com>
>Reply-To: Access Developers discussion and problem 
>solving<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem 
>solving'"<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Lost Focus.  Not?
>Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 23:14:42 -0800
>
>Jim:
>
>Well my problem was in having unrealistic expectations about the behavior 
>of
>others - other controls that is.  You would think that by the time a Lost
>Focus event occurs, that the control could no longer have the focus.  How
>sadly mistaken I was.
>
>You see, when the combo box triggers its Lost Focus event, it really hasn't
>given up it's focus.  It is clinging desperately to the past, insisting 
>that
>it has really not lost focus, and is in denial about the need to let go of
>its visibility.
>
>I learned all this by watching Dr. Phil's week long Access special.
>
>Rocky
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim Lawrence
>Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:54 PM
>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Lost Focus. Not?
>
>Hi Rocky:
>
>This should only happens if your cursor is sitting or you have focus on the
>field you are trying to turn visibility off on.
>
>Jim
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin at
>Beach Access Software
>Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 12:13 PM
>To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
>Subject: [AccessD] Lost Focus. Not?
>
>Dear List:
>
>When the following code is run:
>
>Private Sub cboManufacturers_LostFocus()
>     Me.cboManufacturers.Visible = False
>End Sub
>
>I get an error that says "You can't hide a control that has the focus."
>Doesn't seem to make sense.  What am I missing here?
>
>TIA,
>
>Rocky
>
>
>
>
>
>--
>AccessD mailing list
>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd
>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com
>
>--
>AccessD mailing list
>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd
>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com
>
>--
>No virus found in this incoming message.
>Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.7/712 - Release Date: 3/6/2007
>3:42 PM
>
>
>--
>AccessD mailing list
>AccessD at databaseadvisors.com
>http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd
>Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com

_________________________________________________________________
Find a local pizza place, movie theater, and more….then map the best route! 
http://maps.live.com/?icid=hmtag1&FORM=MGAC01




More information about the AccessD mailing list