Form Controls Not Have Focus

[Binnit]

I have a form that I wish to use for display purposes only, I have locked down the controls and set all tab stops to No.

When the form is opened, it still defaults to the first physical control for focus, is there any quick way of setting the form so that none of the controls takes focus?

I have in the past just added a tiny dummy control to take focus but wonder if there is a correct way of doing this.
Is it possible to setfocus to the 'Close' button?

I am using A97
Thanks


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[KenReay]

Hi

Have you tried, in Form_Open event

CmdClose.SetFocus

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Ken Reay
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[Binnit]

Ken
No, but will do now!

Where did you find that?

Binnit

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[Binnit]

Ken
Does not compile as variable 'CmdClose' not defined

I tried me.Form.CloseButton.Setfocus but that didn't work either.

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[Trynew]

don't named your creat 'Close' button as 'CloseButton',change it's name to 'CmdClose'.
the 'CloseButton' is the system name.

 

[KenReay]

Hi

Well since I am not a mind reader I did guess at the name of your close button (cmdClose seemed reasonable, but maybe not).

Why not true

MyCloseButton.SetFocus

where MyCloseButton is the name of your close button

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Ken Reay
Freelance Solutions Developer
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[Binnit]

Ken
Seem to have misled you here... sorry

I do not have a Close control on my form at all! (I realise that I could do and then set focus to it)

What I would like to do is either
1) stop the default focus completely or
2) somehow set the focus to the form Close X in the Form Control Box

An answer to 1 would be preferred but I suspect that neither of these are possible options and I will have to revert to a tiny control or as you say a specific Close control.

Thanks and sorry for the confusion


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[Trynew]

The other way is set all controls Properties in your form and the Textbox look like a Label:
Enabled = False
Locked = True

 

[theUN4GVEN]

A possibility that I have used before is to make a command button on the form. Give it no graphic and no action. Set its "Transparent" option to "Yes" and then give it the focus in formOpen using

Me.cmdHidden.SetFocus

where cmdHidden is the transparent command button you made


Tom