Which control was selected 1

[simeybt]

Hi,
I want to know how to find the name of a control that has just been selected by the user. for example if the user selects a button I want to find out the name of the button control so I can change the colour of it. Has anyone any idea of how this is done

Thanks

Simon

 

[cLFlaVA]

How do you plan on calling this code?

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[simeybt]

the code is called using the onclick event of the button. but the onclick event just calls a function like "=thisis()" instead of calling normal control click function. the reason for this is that there are 40 buttons and I don’t want a separate function for each click action. I want this function ( "=thisis()" ) to find out which button called it. is that clear

Simon

 

[PHV]

You may take a look at the Screen.ActiveControl property.

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[simeybt]

PHV you are a life saver.

i only have two days left to do this an i just spent 4 hours on this simple problem. i thought i was going to have to redesign a major section of the program.
A simple solution, excellent!!!

A Star from me

Simon