Validate event not working in ActiveX

[zta]

Any thoughts on this one?...

I made an activeX control project with two text boxes A and B. Both have CausesValidation = True

If I run this control on a form, the boxes don't generate a validate event? I've researched it quite a bit, and unable to find information on it.

Would greatly appreciate any help. thanks!

[peet]

I tried this, and it worked just fine,

Option Explicit
 
Private Sub Text2_Validate(Cancel As Boolean)
    If Text2.Text = "" Then Cancel = True
End Sub
 
Private Sub Text1_Validate(Cancel As Boolean)
    If Text1.Text = "" Then Cancel = True
End Sub

could u describe in more details the problem u have?

[zta]

Peet, Thanks for your feedback. I actually had something very similar to that. The problem was that the validate events were just not firing when moving focus between different constituent controls on the same ActiveX control

I located a microsoft knowledge base article (Article ID: Q191912) which described the validate event not firing when going from a control on the ActiveX to a control on the Form. It stated that SP5 addressed that bug.

Although the problem I was having was not exactly as described in the article referenced above, I downloaded SP5 and installed it.... and it worked!

But, here's the funny thing. The but that was addressed in the article still happens!... I don't get a validate event when going from a constituent control on the ActiveX to a control on the form!

Did you experience this at all?
Zaig

[shirtster]

as far as I know, SP5 didnt fix the other bug in Validation - when you take press Return to activate a command button with the Default property = TRUE on a form (i.e. your OK button) , the Validate event doesn't fire (same as the original LostFocus bug which Validate wuz supposed to have fixed!!!!)

dunno if thats relevant but its getting late in the afternoon here

[zta]

Thanks for your reply, shirtster.
I agree. With your comment. So what's the way around it?
zaig