PRB: Insertion Point Left of Input Mask in Text Box on Page

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0 and 3.0b

SYMPTOMS

A text box with an InputMask is placed on a page of a pageframe and the text box gets the focus when the page containing it is activated. Contrary to the input mask, the insertion point inside the text box is aligned to the far left. Any characters typed while the insertion point is to the left of the input mask are lost. This only occurs when the page containing the text box is not the ActivePage when the pageframe is initially displayed.

WORKAROUND

Use THIS.Refresh in the procedure associated with the Activate event of the page containing the text box.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this behavior and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

1. Create a new form, and place a pageframe on the form.

2. Place a text box on Page 2. The text box should be the first item to receive focus when selecting page 2.

3. Change the following properties of the text box:

   Format=R InputMask=(999)999-9999

4. Run the form, and select Page 2. Note that the insertion point is blinking to the left "(" when it should be to the right of "(".

5. Type: 7045551212, and note that the first number is lost.

Steps to Correct Behavior

1. Open the form for modification.

2. Add the following code to the procedure associated with the Activate event of Page 2:

   THIS.Refresh

3. Run the form. Note that the insertion point is now blinking to the right of "(".

4. Type 7045551212, and note the first number is not lost.