SetFocus to Control on startup

[Haakon Birkeland]

I have a form that has a tab control with 3 forms one in each tab. When the program loads it shows the form on tab 1, just the way I want it. I would like to give the focus to a textbox on that form.
I used SetFocus GetDlgItem(HWND_ESTIMATING, HWND_ESTIMATING_QUANTITYTXT)
in the form WM_CREATE but it doesn't work. When I press the tab key the focus does not respond. I actually have to mouse click in one of the textbox in order to make the tab order work.

thanx
bert

[TechSupport]

I used SetFocus GetDlgItem(HWND_ESTIMATING, HWND_ESTIMATING_QUANTITYTXT)

That is not the correct syntax for GetDlgItem. You can use:

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SetFocus GetDlgItem(HWND_ESTIMATING, IDC_ESTIMATING_QUANTITYTXT)

(note the IDC_ instead of HWND)

Actually, it is easier to reference the HWND directly:

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SetFocus HWND_ESTIMATING_QUANTITYTXT


Hope this helps.

[Haakon Birkeland]

No setfocus HWND_ESTIMATING_QUANTITYTXT was the first thing I tried and it doesnt work in the WM_CREATE of the form.
What it looks like is that nothing has the focus so thetab key only beeps and does not bring focus to anything in the window

bert

[TechSupport]

Maybe you are putting the SetFocus in the wrong WM_CREATE ? Try putting it in the WM_CREATE of your main form, not in the Tab's Form.

For example, given the TabControl sample program, add a TextBox to the FRMGENERAL form. In the main form, add the following code:

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Function FRMMAINFORM_WM_CREATE ( _
                              hWndForm As Dword, _  ' handle of Form
                              ByVal UserData As Long _  'optional user defined Long value
                              ) As Long

 
  SetFocus HWND_FRMGENERAL_TEXT1
 
End Function


Please let me know if this helps....

[Haakon Birkeland]

:oops:
Sorry to bug you I thought I had already tried it. It works

bert