BUG: SetFocus Changes CommandButton Value to True

Last reviewed: February 10, 1998
Article ID: Q180762
The information in this article applies to:
  • Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 5.0, version 1.0

SYMPTOMS

When the Value property of a CommandButton is set to False and the SetFocus method of the CommandButton is executed, the CommandButton Value property is set to True.

RESOLUTION

Set the Value property of the CommandButton to False after the SetFocus method is called, as follows:

   Private Sub Command2_Click()
      If Command1.Value = False Then
         Command1.SetFocus      ' Set focus to Command1.
         Command1.Value = False ' Set the Value property back to False.
         MsgBox "Command1.Value = " & Command1.Value
      Else
         Command1.SetFocus   'Set focus to Command1.
      End If
   End Sub

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this bug and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Behavior

  1. Create a new Windows CE Project in Visual Basic 5.0. Form1 is created by default.

  2. Add two CommandButtons to Form1.

  3. Add the following code to Form1:

          Private Sub Form_Load()
    
              Command1.Value = False
              MsgBox "Command1.Value = " & Command1.Value
          End Sub
       
          Private Sub Command2_Click()
              Command1.SetFocus
              MsgBox "Command1.Value = " & Command1.Value
          End Sub
    
    

  4. Press the F5 key to run the project.

  5. Click on Command2 and note that a message box appears that indicates that the Value property of Command1 has been set to True.
Keywords          : vb5all vbce
Version           : WINDOWS:1.0
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending


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Last reviewed: February 10, 1998
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