Showing text on a StatusStrip control

[IlyaRabyy]

Colleagues,
I continue to get acquainted with (new to me) VS 2019 / VB.
I took existing project (made in VS 2012), re-named and opened and saved in VS 2019. Then I added Status Strip control to frmMain, made very simple procedure in the VB module (where I have all the common Subs and Funcs):

'====================================================================================================================================
Public Sub Show_Form_Name_On_frmMain_StatusBar(Optional ByVal pcFrmName As String = "")
'====================================================================================================================================
' Purpose       : Displays the name of the function (Form) on the form Main's Status Bar (Strip)
' Description   : 
' Side effects  : Shan't be any.
' Notes         : 1. Company- and application-specific.
'                 2. Complies with .NET Framework ver. 2.0 and higher.
'		  3. No parameter's verification, presumed valid.
'		  4. Parameter was made Optional for "cleaning" the status bar when this Sub is called w/o a parameter.
' Author        : Ilya I. Rabyy
' Revisions     : by Ilya on 2021-12-23 – started 1st draft.
'====================================================================================================================================
frmMain.objStatusStrip.Text = pcFrmName

End Sub
'====================================================================================================================================

Then added call to this Sub to the bar menu item's Sub (in green):

'====================================================================================================================================
Private Sub YearEnd1099NECToolStripMenuItem_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles YearEnd1099NECToolStripMenuItem.Click
CloseAllChildren()
[b][COLOR=#4E9A06]Show_Form_Name_On_frmMain_StatusBar(frmYE1099NEC.Text)[/color][/b]
frmYE1099NEC.MdiParent = Me
frmYE1099NEC.Show()
End Sub
'====================================================================================================================================

Then I ran it in Debug, selected this 1099NEC item from the bar menu: the form did appear, but... this status strip stayed blank.
What am I doing wrong?
Please advise.

Regards,

Ilya

 

[Andrzejek]

When you place breakpoint on the line:
[tt]
Show_Form_Name_On_frmMain_StatusBar(frmYE1099NEC.Text)
[/tt]
Run your app, and when you break on this line, move your mouse over [tt]frmYE1099NEC.Text[/tt], what do you see? Any text?

---- Andy

"Hmm...they have the internet on computers now"--Homer Simpson

 

[IlyaRabyy]

Sorry for the delay with response, was on vacation all week from X-mas til New Year.
Here's the screenshot.

And this is what's shown on the Status Strip:

What is this "ToolStripStatusLabel1" I've no idea: objStatusStrip's properties sheet shows no controls collection... and example on page

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/do....statusstrip?view=windowsdesktop-6.0#examples

ain't helping either: t's in ages-old-fashioned (IMHO) manner when visual design was not available.

What am I missing?
Please advise.

Regards,

Ilya

 

[Andrzejek]

Did you add a StatusLabel to your Status Strip?
See Displaying Text on a status strip

---- Andy

"Hmm...they have the internet on computers now"--Homer Simpson

 

[IlyaRabyy]

That was helpful!
When I clicked on the Items in the Properties sheet for this Status Strip - this dialog appeared:

And when I added label there (re-named it, too), then this code did work:

The sent as parameter text did show up:

Thank you!

The issue's been resolved, case is closed.

Regards,

Ilya