Extracting data from amouseobj()

[ajpa]

Does anyone know how to get at the contents of the array created by amouseobj()? Column 1 is supposed to tell you what object the mouse is hovering over. Not knowing quite what to expect, I called amouseobj() and then tried

wait window my_array(1)

and

wait window str(my_array(1))

neither of which worked.

What I want to do ultimately is determine in the LostFocus event of a text box whether or not the mouse has just clicked on Command1.

(A keyword search on amouseobj() produced no results at all, so it looks as if it's never been discussed in this forum)

Tony Ayres

 

[Mike Lewis]

Tony,

There's a SYS function which gives you an object reference to the object under the mouse pointer. Can't off-hand remember the SYS number. It should be easier to work with than amouseobj().

But I wonder if that is really what you want to do. Both functions only work if the user uses the mouse to click the button. What if they tab to the button with the keyboard?

I think you might need to look for another strategy.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk