'attaching' a button to a textbox

Why does this not worK? I'm trying to trap the 'enter' key when pressed but debugging shows me that chr(13) isn't detected.

VB Code:

Private Sub tab_2_txtSearchByPhone_KeyPress(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyPressEventArgs) _
    Handles tab_2_txtSearchByPhone.KeyPress
        'Purpose : Detects when the Enter button is pressed.
        If e.KeyChar = Chr(13) Then
            e.Handled = True
            GetHistory(RemoveChar(tab_2_txtSearchByPhone.Text, "-"c), True)
        End If
    End Sub

Seems like that should work - I copied and pasted your code, then added a message box, and the message box pops up.

VB Code:

If e.KeyChar = Chr(13) Then
            e.Handled = True
            'GetHistory(RemoveChar(tab_2_txtSearchByPhone.Text, "-"c), True)
            MessageBox.Show("You pressed enter.")
        End If

you chould try

VB Code:

If e.KeyValue = 13 Then
            e.Handled = True
            MessageBox.Show("You pressed enter.")
        End If

now i'm confused. It works for me too in a dummy app. i am using a custom textbox. I'll have to open up the source code to see if chr(13) is blocked.