XL2000: SetFocus Property on TextBox Does Not Work as Expected

ID: Q237863

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Excel 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you use the SetFocus method to set the focus to a text box on a user form, the text box does not receive the focus.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when the following conditions are true:

You use the SetFocus method on a TextBox control.

-and-

You use the SetFocus method in the same subroutine as the Show method for the user form.

For example, your subroutine contains macro code similar to the following:


UserForm1.TextBox1.SetFocus
UserForm1.Show

WORKAROUND

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To automatically move the focus to a TextBox control when the form appears, place the SetFocus method in the Activate event procedure of the user form. The following sample code demonstrates how to to this:


Private Sub UserForm_Activate()
   UserForm1.TextBox1.SetFocus
End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

You can use the SetFocus method of a control to move the focus to that object on the user form. However, in order to move the focus to a TextBox control, you must run the SetFocus method in the Activate event of the user form.

Additional query words: XL2000

Keywords : kbdta kbdtacode OffVBA KbVBA
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug