Control Tip Text does not pop up

[twinnyfo]

Friends,

In my DB, I use the following code to set the Caption and ControlTipText properties on a series of command buttons. I must do this, because depending on the type of work we are doing, the captions and tips may change.

Private Sub SetLabels()
On Error GoTo EH:
    Dim strSource
    Dim dbLabels As Database
    Dim rstLabels As Recordset
    Set dbLabels = CurrentDb()
    strSQL = "SELECT * FROM tblDiscrepancyTypes ORDER BY DiscKey;"
    Set rstLabels = dbLabels.OpenRecordset(strSQL, dbOpenDynaset)
    If Not rstLabels.EOF Then
        rstLabels.MoveFirst
        Do While Not rstLabels.EOF
            Me("cmdDiscrepancy" & rstLabels("DiscKey")).Caption = rstLabels("DiscDesc")
            Me("cmdDiscrepancy" & rstLabels("DiscKey")).ControlTipText = rstLabels("TipText")
            rstLabels.MoveNext
        Loop
        rstLabels.Close
        dbLabels.Close
    End If
    Exit Sub
EH:
    MsgBox "Error Setting Labels.  Please contact your Database Administrator.", vbOKOnly, "Error!"
    Exit Sub
End Sub

Here is the problem: Whenever I hover my mouse over these command buttons, the control tip text never pops up. I do have other commend buttons which are not updated, and their control tips pop up with no problem.

The There are no errors in the code, and when the form's command buttons have been populated, from the Immediate Window, when I query the control tip text of a command button, I get this:

?Forms.frmPRFReview.cmdDiscrepancy45.ControlTipText

produces the desired result:

Click here if there are any other errors or discrepancies found on the PRF

I have compared the properties for both sets of buttons, and all is identical except the buttons above call a function on the OnClick event, whereas the standard buttons simply execute a standard VBA sub.

There must be something I am overlooking! Any ideas?

[zmbd]

me.repaint
Fixed a similur issue for me in V97 and I continue to issue this anytime I change a caption or other non-textbox.

[twinnyfo]

Z,

Thanks, but no luck so far...... I'll have to play some more with it later....

[zmbd]

sigh.
Usually works.
Lines 12 and 13 look strange... would you confirm that the labels are changing from line 12
Also do a debug.print _resolvedcontrolname___.controltiptext after line 13 where "_resolvedcontrolname___" is the actual name of one of the controls to make sure that the controltiptext has actually changed and is well formed. Sometimes malformed strings won't error... instead they're ignored.

I just did this in one of the test databases and without repaint the changes took and the tip would show so I suspect it has to be something with how the text is being entered into the control tip property.

[zmbd]

Just noticed you printed in the immediate window... sorry.
I know it seems redunant; however, please do it in the runtime too... wouldn't hurt as a trouble shoot do the debug print after each command execution in the loop. I'm suspecting that you're overwriting the text at somepoint and you may not find it in the stepthru mode.

[twinnyfo]

Z,

I've been playing with this form for several days, and still with no success....

Re: Post #4, Lines 12 and 13 ARE executing properly. Just to make sure, I deleted all the Caption and ControlTipText entires. Even entered a space, then deleted the space for each control. The form opened fine and populated the captions for the controls with no problem.

Re: Post #4 and #5, I added a line of code to Debug.Print each Caption and ControlTipText by name, with no issues.

My ONLY thought on this might be that there is some type of issue with the data in the table from which the code retrieves the ControlTipText data. But, this would make no sense at all, since both fields are identical (except for max characters). Both fields were simply typed in.

Very mind-boggling! Any other thoughts or ideas?

[zmbd]

For giggles:
Do the ole make a new db and import.

IF that doesn't work, then can you post the resolved strings?

[twinnyfo]

Z,

The resolved strings you are looking for are:

cmdDiscrepancy1.ControlTipText
...
cmdDiscrepancy45.ControlTipText

I'll work the DB Redo, which is quite the headache because of the Custom view I must rebuilt for my nav pane (unless you know a way to import that?).....

[zmbd]

I've tried everything I can think of to break the contoltiptext.
I've tried buffer-over-runs
I've tried special charactors
You name it.
I think we're going to have to see some of the data.
From what I've read, any typable charactor upto 255 in length can go into the property.

[twinnyfo]

OK, Z,

The Access Gremlins win again! Completely new DB, import all, still no worky! Old DB, Copy all old controls, Paste to new controls.... Control tips work on new controls. Delete old controls, rename new controls. All is wonderful again in Accessland...

This was not a "solution" but just simply a way to make it work.

Why, Microsoft? Why???

[zmbd]

Agreed... Very frustrating.