Control setfocus

[cpampas]

When I click on a command button in the main form, I want to move the focus to a combobox control in my subform. the focus shifts to the correct control and the combobox dropsdown
if I then choose one of the options of the control it also works correctly, but if instead I choose to type, the control wont accept any characters.

  Me![frmDetalheMovFinanc].Form![ContaID].SetFocus
  Me![frmDetalheMovFinanc].Form![ContaID].SelStart = 0
  Me![frmDetalheMovFinanc].Form![ContaID].Dropdown

Any Thoughts ?

 

[bob fitz]

Have you checked its Locked property

 

[cpampas]

The Locked property is set to NO

if I add one more line to the code

Me![frmDetalheMovFinanc].Form![ContaID].SetFocus
  Me![frmDetalheMovFinanc].Form![ContaID].SelStart = 0
  Me![frmDetalheMovFinanc].Form![ContaID].Dropdown
 MsgBox (Screen.ActiveControl.Name)

the MsgBox returns the name of the button , shouldnt the active control be ContaID, in the subForm as the setfocus has already been executed ?

 

[bob fitz]

try setting the focus to the form before setting it to a control

 

[cpampas]

Thanks Bob, it worked great !!