[RESOLVED] [2008] Set focus on textbox within second tab

[Niak32]

I am trying to find the code to move the focus to a text box in a "Settings" tab on a form "tabSettings".

no such luck at this stage

        If txtFromName.Text <> "" AndAlso txtMailTo.Text <> "" AndAlso txtSmtpServer.Text <> "" Then
            Me.chkLaunch.Visible = True
            Me.alarmtime1 = Date.Now.AddSeconds(10)
            Me.Timer1.Start()
        Else
            MsgBox("Please update settings to continue")
            Me.tabSettings.Select()
            Me.txtUserName.Select()
            Me.txtFromName.Focus()

        End If

can select a textbox on the 1st page (1/2) but not the second?

wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction?

cheers

[Deepak Sakpal]

You also need to activate the tab page of the Tab control on which the text box control is located. Lets say you have a Tab Control with two tab pages and you are currently at second tab page. Now if you want to set focus to a control of first tab then first you need to activate first tab and then set the focus to the desired control.

Private Sub Button1_Click( _
    ByVal sender As System.Object, _
    ByVal e As System.EventArgs _
) Handles Button1.Click
 
    TabControl1.SelectedTab = TabControl1.TabPages(0)
    TextBox1.Focus()
End Sub

[stanav]

Only 1 control can have focus at any given time... In the else block of your if statement, you try to set focus to 3 controls, so only the last one in the sequence will actually get focus.

[Niak32]

[Deepak Sakpal]
Thank you very much!!
changed the code to

        If txtFromName.Text <> "" AndAlso txtMailTo.Text <> "" AndAlso txtSmtpServer.Text <> "" Then
            Me.chkLaunch.Visible = True
            Me.alarmtime1 = Date.Now.AddSeconds(10)
            Me.Timer1.Start()
        Else
            MsgBox("Please update settings to continue")

            TabControl1.SelectedTab = TabControl1.TabPages(1)
            Me.txtFromName.Focus()


        End If

and it worked straight off the bat.

[stanav] - was trying to set the focus in steps but it didn't work of course.

Thanks for your help !!