[RESOLVED] key press

[timoteius]

hi guys.
i am experimenting with active x in vb6 at the moment. do you have any idea how a textbox in the a control can detect when enter is pressed, and when pressed the textbox has some text appear.

cheers

[juliemac]

Could try an API call to read the key press.
If the "RTN" button is pressed fill the text box else exit sub.

Check allapi.net for the call.

[timoteius]

Thank for your reply. This is the code i am experimenting with.

activex has 1 textbox called txtSearchValue

Public Event newSearch()
 
Public Property Get recID() As String
   redID = txtSearchValue.Text
End Property
 
Public Property Let recID(ByVal vNewValue As String)
 
End Property
 
Private Sub txtSearchValue__KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
If KeyCode = 13 Then
   RaiseEvent newSearch
End If
End Sub

vb form has a label called lbltest

Private Sub bms1_newSearch()
   lblTest.Caption = bms1.recID
End Sub

if possible could you help me find why this is not updating lbltest on the vb form with the value inputting into the activex control.

[Al42]

Public Event newSearch()
 
Public Property Get recID() As String
   redID = txtSearchValue.Text
End Property

When you read recID you're not getting any value, because the text in txtSearchValue is being loaded into redID. Or was that typo generated when you typed the code into the forum instead of copying it and pasting it?