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Article ID: 208178 - Last Review: June 28, 2004 - Revision: 2.0
ACC2000: GoToControl to Control with Focus in AfterUpdate Ignored
This article was previously published under Q208178
Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.
This article applies to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb) and to a Microsoft Access project (.adp).
You you try to use the
GoToControl method or the
SetFocus method in the AfterUpdate event of a control to set focus back the control that is being updated, the
GoToControl or
SetFocus method will be ignored. For example, the following code, will not cause the control named MyControl to retain focus once it is updated:
Private Sub MyControl_AfterUpdate()
DoCmd.GoToControl "MyControl"
End Sub
You will see the same behavior when you use the GoToControl action in a Macro.
You cannot set the focus on a form to an object that already has focus.
You can get the desired results in one of the following ways:
- To stop the control focus from changing, regardless of the update status of the control, set Cancel = True in the Exit event of the control.
- If you want to prevent the changed data from being saved, set Cancel = True in the BeforeUpdate event of the control.
The following example maintains focus on a control, regardless of the update status of that control:
Private Sub MyControl_OnExit(Cancel As Integer)
Cancel = True
End Sub
When you add this code to a control, the only way to move to a different control on the form is by using the pointer.
Steps to Reproduce Behavior
- In the sample database Northwind.mdb, create the following macro named Test1:
Macro Name Condition Action
------------------------------------------
Test1 ([City]="aaaa") GoToControl
Test1 Actions
-------------
GoToControl
Control Name: [City]
- Open the Customers form in Design view. Set the City control's
AfterUpdate property to the Test1 macro.
- View the Customers form in Form view.
- Type aaaa in the City field and press TAB. Note that the focus moves to the next field in the tab order. However, if you had moved to another control before pressing TAB, the focus would not have changed.
For more information about the GoToControl action, click
Microsoft Access Help on the
Help menu, type
GoToControl in the Office Assistant or
the Answer Wizard, and then click
Search to view the topics
returned.
For more information about the GoToControl method, in the Visual Basic Editor, click
Microsoft Visual Basic Help on the
Help menu, type
GoToControl method in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click
Search to view the topic.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Access 2000 Standard Edition
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