tabstrip

[crptcblade]

question the first:
How do I get a label to show up in a tab strip? I've tried to use the 'Bring to Front' option on the popup menu, but it still doesn't show up, I can get other thing to show up that way but not labels. Thoughts??
#2
how do you get the controls you see to change when you click on a diffrent tab?

thanks

Q #1:

Labels are [Lightweight Controls]*, and therefore cannot be placed on top of a Heavyweight control. You need to hold it inside a frame and then it will go over.

Q #2:

Tabstrips are not [Containers]**, which means it could not manage controls and hold them, so...

'You first need 2 Frames and a Tabstrip in their origional names:
Private Sub TabStrip1_Click()
    If TabStrip1.SelectedItem.Index = 1 Then
        Frame1.Visible = True
        Frame1.Visible = False
    Else
        Frame1.Visible = False
        Frame2.Visible = True
    End If
End Sub

You can also use the SSTab control.

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Lightweight Controls: Controls that are windowless (without a handle: hWnd). These controls does not have messaging capablities.

Container: A control that acts as a parent of another control/controls.

[crptcblade]

where do i find the sstab control?

It should have came with VB6 Lrn, Pro, or Ent. It is under the name "Microsoft Tabbed Dialog Control 6.0". I'm not sure if it's in 5.0, and if not, I will gladly provide you with the control.

[mlewis]

Yes, the sstab comes with VB5 and later.
Its a true container and much more useful than the tabstrip.