Hello
I have a single form, and want to require the user to make a selection
from a serialnumber ComboBox before being allowed to enter any other
textboxes. Also, the user should be allowed to click on an Exit button
I created and get a response.
The following code works fine without the ExitButton issue:
Private Sub SerialCombo_Exi t(Cancel As Integer)
Dim Ctl As Control
If IsNull(SerDevCo mbo) Then
MsgBox "You must enter a serial#"
Me.AnyOtherFiel d.SetFocus 'acts as a refresh
Me.SerialCombo. SetFocus 'return to field since it is empty
End If
End Sub
MY PROBLEM IS INCLUDING THE CHECK FOR a change of focus when
clicking on the ExitButton. I tried many different methods.
If Not (Screen.ActiveC ontrol.Name <> "ExitButton ") Then
ThankYou
17  2249  Ap******@gmail. com wrote: Hello
I have a single form, and want to require the user to make a selection
from a serialnumber ComboBox before being allowed to enter any other
textboxes. Also, the user should be allowed to click on an Exit button
I created and get a response.
The following code works fine without the ExitButton issue:
Private Sub SerialCombo_Exi t(Cancel As Integer)
Dim Ctl As Control
If IsNull(SerDevCo mbo) Then
MsgBox "You must enter a serial#"
Me.AnyOtherFiel d.SetFocus 'acts as a refresh
Me.SerialCombo. SetFocus 'return to field since it is empty
End If
End Sub
MY PROBLEM IS INCLUDING THE CHECK FOR a change of focus when
clicking on the ExitButton. I tried many different methods.
If Not (Screen.ActiveC ontrol.Name <> "ExitButton ") Then
ThankYou
I created a combo box and a command button to close/exit. Here's the
code for my combo using the OnExit method.
Private Sub Combo0_Exit(Can cel As Integer)
If IsNull(Me.Combo 0) Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Select an item"
End If
End Sub
This works...except if I press the X button to close the window.
Now if you wanted to allow the person to exit even if the serial no is
null, what you could set, in design mode, all of the textbox controls to
Enabled = True/Locked = True. This permits only the combo to be updated
or exit button to be pressed.
In the AfterUpdate event for the combo you could do something like
If Not IsNull(Me.Combo 0) Then
Dim ctl As Control
For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Then
ctl.Locked = False
Endif
Next
End If
nice solution, salad. there is a gap, though - the user could enter
something in the combo box and exit the control, then go back and remove the
value and again exit the control. at that point, all the other controls are
still unlocked. how about modifying your code a little, to remove the outer
If statement, as
Dim ctl As Control
For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Then
ctl.Locked = IsNull(Me.Combo 0)
End If
Next
hth
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news:Oh******** *******@newsrea d2.news.pas.ear thlink.net... Ap******@gmail. com wrote: Hello
I have a single form, and want to require the user to make a selection
from a serialnumber ComboBox before being allowed to enter any other
textboxes. Also, the user should be allowed to click on an Exit button
I created and get a response.
The following code works fine without the ExitButton issue:
Private Sub SerialCombo_Exi t(Cancel As Integer)
Dim Ctl As Control
If IsNull(SerDevCo mbo) Then
MsgBox "You must enter a serial#"
Me.AnyOtherFiel d.SetFocus 'acts as a refresh
Me.SerialCombo. SetFocus 'return to field since it is empty
End If
End Sub
MY PROBLEM IS INCLUDING THE CHECK FOR a change of focus when
clicking on the ExitButton. I tried many different methods.
If Not (Screen.ActiveC ontrol.Name <> "ExitButton ") Then
ThankYou
I created a combo box and a command button to close/exit. Here's the
code for my combo using the OnExit method.
Private Sub Combo0_Exit(Can cel As Integer)
If IsNull(Me.Combo 0) Then
Cancel = True
MsgBox "Select an item"
End If
End Sub
This works...except if I press the X button to close the window.
Now if you wanted to allow the person to exit even if the serial no is
null, what you could set, in design mode, all of the textbox controls to
Enabled = True/Locked = True. This permits only the combo to be updated
or exit button to be pressed.
In the AfterUpdate event for the combo you could do something like
If Not IsNull(Me.Combo 0) Then
Dim ctl As Control
For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Then
ctl.Locked = False
Endif
Next
End If
tina wrote: nice solution, salad. there is a gap, though - the user could enter
something in the combo box and exit the control, then go back and remove the
value and again exit the control. at that point, all the other controls are
still unlocked. how about modifying your code a little, to remove the outer
If statement, as
Dim ctl As Control
For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Then
ctl.Locked = IsNull(Me.Combo 0)
End If
Next
hth
Much better.
This solution still does not meet the OP's requirements !!
<< before being allowed to enter any other textboxes>>
The user can still enter any other textbox and he probably will become
confused because he can not enter data in the textbox. The solution that
meets the OP's requirements is:
Dim ctl As Control
For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Then
ctl.Locked = IsNull(Me.Combo 0)
ctl.Enabled = Not IsNull(Me.Combo 0)
End If
Next
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"salad" <oi*@vinegar.co m> wrote in message
news:Wy******** *******@newsrea d2.news.pas.ear thlink.net... tina wrote:
nice solution, salad. there is a gap, though - the user could enter
something in the combo box and exit the control, then go back and remove
the
value and again exit the control. at that point, all the other controls
are
still unlocked. how about modifying your code a little, to remove the
outer
If statement, as
Dim ctl As Control
For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Then
ctl.Locked = IsNull(Me.Combo 0)
End If
Next
hth
Much better.
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well, considering that both salad and i suggested that the code be run in
the combo box control's AfterUpdate event - you're correct, it doesn't meet
the OP's requirements. there's nothing to stop the user from tabbing through
that control without making any changes, thus leaving the other controls
unlocked. but your revised code doesn't address that problem, either; it
simply enables/disables the other controls *again, only when the user first
makes a change in the combo box control*. disabling controls does nothing
more to make them unusable than simply locking them, though i'd agree with
you that it gives the user a visual cue that the controls unavailable.
i'd say that all three of us missed the boat here, to one degree or another.
the code i posted should be added to the form's Current event, in addition
to the combo box control's AfterUpdate event. that should take care of the
issue, unless i'm overlooking something - again.
hth
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news:WR******** *********@newsr ead1.news.atl.e arthlink.net... This solution still does not meet the OP's requirements !!
<< before being allowed to enter any other textboxes>>
The user can still enter any other textbox and he probably will become
confused because he can not enter data in the textbox. The solution that
meets the OP's requirements is:
Dim ctl As Control
For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Then
ctl.Locked = IsNull(Me.Combo 0)
ctl.Enabled = Not IsNull(Me.Combo 0)
End If
Next
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"salad" <oi*@vinegar.co m> wrote in message
news:Wy******** *******@newsrea d2.news.pas.ear thlink.net... tina wrote:
nice solution, salad. there is a gap, though - the user could enter
something in the combo box and exit the control, then go back and
remove the
value and again exit the control. at that point, all the other controls
are
still unlocked. how about modifying your code a little, to remove the
outer
If statement, as
Dim ctl As Control
For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Then
ctl.Locked = IsNull(Me.Combo 0)
End If
Next
hth
Much better.
I agree totally with your last comment Tina. Having the same concerns
and realizing that I would have had to alter a substantial number of
things in
my form to go your suggested route. I instead choose to repost an
alternate
idea. But it really surprised me that this idea would be so difficult
to implement.
Others have made suggestions, but I just can't seem to make it happen!
My alternate Post was:
If I am in a combobox, is there are way of determining which control
was clicked outside the combobox, before I actually leave the combobox?
yes, i've been following that thread too, Apex. and the answer is: AFAIK,
no. when you click, or tab, from one control to another, the events for the
first control (such as BeforeUpdate, AfterUpdate, and Exit) run before the
events for the second control (such as the second control). so the identity
of the "next" control isn't available at the time that the events of the
"current" control run.
my (and salad's) alternate solution, when presented in its' entirety, is
really simple enough. i'd suggest a private procedure in the form's module,
as
Private Sub isLocked()
Dim ctl As Control
For Each ctl In Me.Controls
If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Then
ctl.Locked = IsNull(Me.Combo 0)
End If
Next
End Sub
if you need to manage other controls such as combo boxes, beside the textbox
controls, you can add them to the If Statement, such as
If ctl.ControlType = acTextBox Or _
ct.ControlType = acComboBox Then
in the form's Current event, and the combo box's AfterUpdate event, simply
call the sub, as
isLocked
this is a pretty standard solution to the issue of managing controls on a
form based on a value in one of them. if it doesn't suit your needs, i'm
afraid i have no other suggestions to offer.
hth
<Ap******@gmail .com> wrote in message
news:11******** *************@i 39g2000cwa.goog legroups.com... I agree totally with your last comment Tina. Having the same concerns
and realizing that I would have had to alter a substantial number of
things in
my form to go your suggested route. I instead choose to repost an
alternate
idea. But it really surprised me that this idea would be so difficult
to implement.
Others have made suggestions, but I just can't seem to make it happen!
My alternate Post was:
If I am in a combobox, is there are way of determining which control
was clicked outside the combobox, before I actually leave the combobox?
Tina
Thankyou for your help!
Greg
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