Re: Defaulting to a control

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Mark

You're a STAR - thank you so much. I did the following on the OnCurrent:

If Me.NewRecord Then [Date].SetFocus

and it worked. Have a great day.
--
Sue Compelling


"Mark A. Sam" wrote:

> Sue,
>
> I guess I'm not following the flow here. Do you think that creating a new
> record will take you our of the last control you were in and then fire the
> LostFocus event? I don't believe it will.
>
> Try placing [Caller Detail].SetFocus in a button ClickEvent with the Button
> also opening a new record or on the CurrentEvent of the form,
>
> If Me.NewRecord Then [Caller Detail].SetFocus
>
> God Bless,
>
> Mark
>
> "Sue Compelling" <SueCompelling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:E69929FB-725D-4F4F-AD3F-FCD29B121E85@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi Mark
> >
> > I tried the following code in the OnLostFocus of the 'Personal
> Information'
> > Form
> >
> > [Caller Detail].SetFocus ('Caller Details' being the name of the FIRST
> > TabControlPage.
> >
> > When I then go to to create a new record I remain on the TabControlPage
> > where I last entered data - without defaulting back to the first page [ie
> > Caller Details].
> >
> > Is there something I'm missing? [I noticed the MSFA Help said the
> > gotocontol, gotopage doesn't work on TabControlPages - so I'm hoping we
> can
> > crack this]. Thanks for your help.
> >
> > --
> > Sue Compelling
> >
> >
> > "Mark A. Sam" wrote:
> >
> > > Sue,
> > >
> > > In the LossFocus or Exit event of a control (or whereever else you want
> to
> > > place it),
> > >
> > > [Date].Setfocus will get you there unless you are in a subform, then
> > > Parent.[Date].Setfocus.
> > >
> > > [Page].Setfocus will move to that page. (Where Page is the Page Name)
> > >
> > > God Bless,
> > >
> > > Mark A. Sam
> > >
> > >
> > > "Sue Compelling" <SueCompelling@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
> message
> > > news:3A5BFDAF-56C1-4F87-809C-E2E11DB21416@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Hi - I have a form with FOUR TabControlPages in it. When the user has
> > > > completed the second, third or fourth TabControlPage details [note:
> only
> > > one
> > > > of these additional TabControlPages gets completed per record] I want
> the
> > > > cursor to default back to the FIRST TabControlPage [Caller Details]
> into
> > > the
> > > > Date field [Date]
> > > >
> > > > How do I do this? TIA
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Sue Compelling
> > >
> > >
> > >
>
>
>
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