short cut keys

[slapshock]

hi everyone!!!!!!

is anyone up there can help me with my problem??

i want to have a short cut keys in my system....
my problem is i dont know how to do it.............
for example,i want to go to to the textbox NAME...and i want to set alt+ N as a shortcut key....
the problem is i dont know the codes on how to combine the two ascii code...
i dont know to combine ALT and N in order to have the short cut for the textbox....
pls help me with my problem.....
thanks in advance

[Killer42]

What version of VB are you using?

[slapshock]

What version of VB are you using?

i am using VB 6.0

thanks in advance!

[padhuwork]

i am using VB 6.0

thanks in advance!

Hi,
You can do this way.
Create a TextBox and a Label.
Label (Set visible to false) and set tabindex for label 1 and then textbox should be 2 (the immediate next tabindex number of Label)

Name the Label Caption ... for example (N), add "&" for the caption... press Alt+N, automatically the focus will jump to the text box.

Hope this satisfies your question.
All the best
Padhu

[Killer42]

Create a TextBox and a Label. ...

Good idea.

If I can just explain a bit, in case you didn't get it, padhuwork means to set the caption of the label to &N. The "&" tells VB to show the subsequent letter underlined (assuming it's visible), and use it as the shortcut key to jump to that control. Since a label can't get the focus, it will jump to the next control in the tab order. If you have set the TabIndex values correctly, this should be your textbox.

One thing padhuwork missed - the label must be visible for this to work. If you don't want the user to see it, try hiding it behind the textbox. I've just tried that, and it appears to work.

[slapshock]

Thanks For Helping Me...

Thank You Very Much