[RESOLVED] Key Tab Problem

Hi.
I have a form with 4 textboxes. I want to do validation from text3 to text4.
I've tried to use KeyDown, KeyUp and KeyPress but my problem is that none of them fires with TAB Key !? It passes focus to text4, i don't want that.

Any suggestion, what the API function to hook the keyboard?
Regards
Jorge

Try the Validate event ;)

Unfortunetly there's no validade event in vb 5.
Regards
Jorge

then the lostfocus event perhaps

I've tried it , but when i pressed keyenter on text3 keydown event the lostfocus is fired too.
Jorge

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Originally Posted by Asgorath

Hi.
I have a form with 4 textboxes. I want to do validation from text3 to text4.
I've tried to use KeyDown, KeyUp and KeyPress but my problem is that none

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What kind of validation are you looking to do?

When i press the key Enter on Text3 i display a modal form that define a variable and closes itself. I don't want the TAB key to be 'enabled' if the variable is empty.

Anyway GetAsyncKeyState might do the trick.
Jorge

How about doing something like this? Add a timer and set the interval to something low like 10:

VB Code:

Private Sub Text3_LostFocus()
    Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub
 
Private Sub Text4_GotFocus()
    If Timer1.Enabled Then
        ' Validate It
        Debug.Print "Validate: " & Text1.Text
    End If
End Sub
 
Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
    Timer1.Enabled = False
End Sub

Avoids the need for API.

Ok, i'd forgotten about the gotfocus event, thanks it working now.
Jorge