Mark A Matte
markamatte at hotmail.com
Mon Jun 9 12:22:09 CDT 2008
Rocky, 2 text boxes. TEXT1 and TEXT2 Private Sub Text1_KeyUp(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer) Me!Text2.Requery End Sub in "CONTROL SOURCE" of TEXT2 =Len([Text1].[Text]) This shouold get what you need. Thanks, Mark A. Matte > From: rockysmolin at bchacc.com > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com > Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 09:53:27 -0700 > Subject: [AccessD] Trick Needed > > Dear List: > > There are two text boxes on a form. As the user keys info into text box 1, > that is, after every key stroke, I would like the length of the data in > text box 1 to appear in text box 2. But I can't find an event that 'knows' > what the current length is in text box 1 until it loses and regains focus. > > Is there a slick way to get this number? > > MTIA > > Rocky > > > > > > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _________________________________________________________________ Enjoy 5 GB of free, password-protected online storage. http://www.windowslive.com/skydrive/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_skydrive_062008