You can't hide a control that has the focus

[Simon]

Dear reader,

On the event "Lost focus" I make the ComboBox invisible but the massage pops
up

"You can't hide a control that has the focus." But this code is written in
the "Lost focus" event so the combobox has not longer the focus regarding
this event.

And if I set the focus to an other control, the code Me.ComboBox.Visible =
False

delivers still the massage: "You can't hide a control that has the focus."

The question is now:

How to move the focus from the ComboBox and hide the ComboBox.

Tanks for any help.

Kind regards,

Simon

[Arno R]

"Simon" <Sv********@Versatel.nlschreef in bericht news:48***********************@news.tele2.nl...

On the event "Lost focus" I make the ComboBox invisible but the massage pops
up

"You can't hide a control that has the focus." But this code is written in
the "Lost focus" event so the combobox has not longer the focus regarding
this event.

So don't use that event for this action. . .

And if I set the focus to an other control, the code Me.ComboBox.Visible =
False

delivers still the massage: "You can't hide a control that has the focus."

The question is now:

How to move the focus from the ComboBox and hide the ComboBox.

Oh please. . .
FIRST set focus to another control,
THEN make your combo invisible. . .

Arno R

[Simon]

I tried every think to move the focus from the combox but nothing works.

Me.Repaint

Me.OtherComboBox.SetFocus

DoCmd.GoToControl "OtherComboBox"

But still the message appears:

"You can't hide a control that has the focus."

The question is how to remove the focus from the combobox?

Regards,

Simon
"Arno R" <ar****************@planet.nlschreef in bericht
news:48**********************@text.nova.planet.nl. ..

"Simon" <Sv********@Versatel.nlschreef in bericht
news:48***********************@news.tele2.nl...

On the event "Lost focus" I make the ComboBox invisible but the massage

pops

up

"You can't hide a control that has the focus." But this code is written

in

the "Lost focus" event so the combobox has not longer the focus

regarding

this event.

So don't use that event for this action. . .

And if I set the focus to an other control, the code

Me.ComboBox.Visible =

False

delivers still the massage: "You can't hide a control that has the

focus."

>
The question is now:

How to move the focus from the ComboBox and hide the ComboBox.

Oh please. . .
FIRST set focus to another control,
THEN make your combo invisible. . .

Arno R

[Rick Brandt]

Simon wrote:

I tried every think to move the focus from the combox but nothing
works.

It is not the code you are using. This should work fine...

Me.SomeOtherControlName.SetFocus
Me.ComboBoxName.Visible = False

It is the event you are using. Some control events cannot be used to set
focus to another control. You just need to use a different event.

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Rick Brandt, Microsoft Access MVP
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