text box question - newbie

I just havent used vb in a while, so its not me thats a n00b, just me question

Now that that is clarified, I want to make a textbox act like a label (so you cant have a caret or select stuff).

How do I do that simple thing?


:)

text1.enabled=false

doesnt that make it gray?

how do I keep it black?

I also need to make this respond to click events

:)

usually newbie questions are answered quickly

or is this too tough for you????

MWAHAHAHAHAHA

Then skip the .enabled idea....
and set the .Locked = true

nevermind that doesn't work...

Ah for pete's sake, just use a label.....

Try this

VB Code:

Private Declare Function HideCaret Lib "user32" ( ByVal hwnd As Long) As Long 
 
Private Sub Text1_GotFocus()
HideCaret Me.hwnd
End Sub

That code looked golden Hack, thought to myself, wow, look at that elegance....

doesn't work though... at least on XP ...

Ah, but it does work....

Me.Hwnd

Needs to be Text1.Hwnd

Forgive me master....:eek:

Another alternative (can never have too many)...

Put the textbox in a frame, and disable the frame.

:)

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Originally posted by crptcblade
Another alternative (can never have too many)...

Put the textbox in a frame, and disable the frame.

:)

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VB Code:

vbQuote = """
 
 
MyText = "Hello My Name Is " & vbQuote & "Ryan" & vbQuote

Ooops... wrong question... :p

come on guys....what the big deal in this...

textbox.enabled=false
textbox.backcolor=vbgray

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Originally posted by faisalkm
come on guys....what the big deal in this...

textbox.enabled=false
textbox.backcolor=vbgray

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He doesn't want it grey, I'm guessing...

Wouldn't this work?

Text1.locked = True



I could be wrong :)

OOPS.. never mind. He said so you cant select stuff :)

perhaps something like:

VB Code:

Private Sub txtBox_GotFocus()
    SomeOtherControl.SetFocus
End Sub

Quote:

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Originally posted by Slaine
perhaps something like:

VB Code:

Private Sub txtBox_GotFocus()
    SomeOtherControl.SetFocus
End Sub

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That's what I usually do.

Label still the best way to go..... :)

Why are you people still answering if it was already answered?:confused: :eek:

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Originally posted by numtel
Why are you people still answering if it was already answered?:confused: :eek:

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Overkill. It's called overkill.
:)

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Originally posted by rjlohan


Overkill. It's called overkill.
:)

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and you like this?:p

I'm still curious as to why a label can't be used?
....

yah a label saves memory too.

make the borderstyle to 3d and the backcolor to white