call an event after user hits the "ENTER" key

[redsteve11]

I have a textbox, and I want it so that after the user hits the "Enter" key it calls an event. Any VB code for something like that.

Thanks

 

[RoyVidar]

Hi!

You'll probably need to use the controls keydown event for that (and the forms KeyPreview property set to yes):

[tt]if keycode = vbkeyreturn then
' the code
keycode = 0 ' <- cancels the enter key, if necessary
end if[/tt]

Roy-Vidar

 

[redsteve11]

once again, Thanks RoyVidar

now, do I put that in the textboxes After Update event?

 

[sillysod]

well as a default when you hit enter in a text box it exits the box and moves to the next item in the tab order list, so could you use the "on exit" event of the text box


ah unless your text box is set to multiline

 

[Golom]

No. You put it in the Form_KeyDown Event ... assuming that you have the KeyPreview property set to TRUE for the Form.

 

[redsteve11]

sillysod, true...but if the user hits "Tab" or clicks out of the textbox, then the On Exit event occurs...I want to call the event on the Enter key only

 

[RoyVidar]

Said it above: "controls keydown event" control is a general term for all the thingies on forms and reports, for instance a text box (or textbox control) ;-)

Form keydown hmmm - then it will invoke on every enter, perhaps that's the intention. Cancelling the keystroke (keycode=0) would avoid moving to next control.

Roy-Vidar

 

[sillysod]

how about something along the lines of

Private Sub Text0_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
If KeyAscii = 13 Then
'do whatever you want to doEnd If
else
nextcontrol.setfocus

End Sub

 

[MichaelRed]

Excepting the Multiline (as noted above), you could also work through the lost focus event. Although that would occur in other circumstances (Tab Key, Click outside of the text box, ... who knows how many more)




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