Set Focus in Textbox

[MikeHost]

How do you set focus on a textbox???? Seems like it should be easy, but...

[MagellanTX]

Textbox1.Focus

Make sure the form is visible before executing the method.

[EyeTalion]

is the form visible on the page load event?

[Bananafish]

Ive found occasional problems with setting focus in the form_load event.

To get around this I have processed the set focus from a timer that is enabled by the form_load event and dis-enabled after it processes once.

[Wallabie]

I use this event to set the focus to a textbox on the form load. It seems to work ok for me.

 Protected Overrides Sub OnActivated(ByVal e As System.EventArgs)

        If (Me.txtDataFormat.Enabled = True) Then
            'Set the focus to the txtDataFormat textbox otherwise
            'set it to the txtDisplay textbox
            Me.txtDataFormat.Focus()
        Else
            'Set the focus to the txtDisplay textbox
            Me.txtDisplay.Focus()
        End If

    End Sub

[mrcc]

txt1.focus()
its easier and faster

[EyeTalion]

yeah, it is quicker but it doesn't work on the load of the page...you have to put txt1.focus in the code where you call the new page from...put it after frm1.show...

[MrGTI]

You could always set the text box to be the first item in the tab order, and then it'll have focus automatically when the form starts.

[microfast]

This only happens in VS.net 2002, it is fixed in vs.net 2003.

Took me a few days to discover !!