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  1. Jul 1st, 2005, 04:01 PM #1
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    Me.RESOLVED: How 2 find a "lost" control, i.e. a label ?

    I was moving some stuff around and in the process have lost a couple of labels. They still exist and I can get the Top and Left coordinates from the properties listing. It must be under another control.

    On one of them I just renamed the missing label (XXX) and recreated the lost one - but that leaves the XXX label there. How can I find it and remove it? I don't seem to be able to delete it from the properties window.

    Are the Top and Left coordinates the screen or form coordinates?

    I tried to search the forum but nothing came back to my queries.

    Thanks

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    Re: How 2 find a "lost" control, i.e. a label ?

    From the property window: select your "missing" control from the dropdown box
    "Go back" to your form and do whatever you need to ... "missing" control will be selected so if you press CTRL+ARROW (any arraow) it will move control arround. It could also be under another control so you might need to set ZOrder ...
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    Re: How 2 find a "lost" control, i.e. a label ?

    Another option if what RB suggested doesn't work for you (although I cannot imagine why it would not...)...

    Use NOTEPAD to EDIT the .FRM file - you will find the CONTROL listed in that file and can change the values if you want to move it around...

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    Re: How 2 find a "lost" control, i.e. a label ?

    You can also just change the top/left properties to move it into view to a location that has no controls in it. Maybe 0, 0 would
    work for you. Rember to write down the location if you need to place it back.
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    Re: How 2 find a "lost" control, i.e. a label ?

    Quote Originally Posted by szlamany
    ... although I cannot imagine why it would not...
    Sometimes it is really though to find "missing" control - especially windowless such label.
    The problem might be the fact that control resides inside some container and if there are many containers on top of each other (this is one widely used technic) then you may have a hard time to find it.
    What I do in such cases (when "multilayer form is needed) is setting TAG property to indicate name of a container - much easy to find and/or navigate in design. Also locking controls is my "normal habbit" during design - you can't move any control without using CTRL+ARROW so it's safe.
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  7. Jul 1st, 2005, 09:14 PM #6
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    Re: How 2 find a "lost" control, i.e. a label ?

    Lots of good ideas -- thanks guys. I did find and eliminate the unwanted controls. I'll mark this resolved.

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