Weird GotFocus and .SelStart bug.

[Royce]

The following code always works if I set a break point, and traces through as I would expect it to.

It never works the first, and only the first, time I click on the "BudgetYear" control IF the record is a new record.

Anybody seen this? Am I missing something?

Private Sub BudgetYear_GotFocus()
    If Me.NewRecord Then
        Me.BudgetYear.SelStart = 0
        Me.BudgetYear.SelLength = 0
        
    ElseIf Nz(Me.BudgetYear, vbNullString) = vbNullString Then
        Me.BudgetYear.SelStart = 0
    Else
        Me.BudgetYear.SelLength = 1
    End If
    
End Sub

The budget year is a four digit year that may have a letter at the end to indicate "Proposed" (Input mask is: 0000?;;

Desired behavior is to move to the start of the field if a new record. If it's not a new record, then select the character the user clicked on. (Usually the last, or next to the last, character.)

 

[JHB]

The following code always works if I set a break point, and traces through as I would expect it to.

Then it could maybe help to place a DoEvents, just before the If statement!

Private Sub BudgetYear_GotFocus()
    [B][COLOR=Red]DoEvents[/COLOR][/B]
    If Me.NewRecord Then
        Me.BudgetYear.SelStart = 0
        Me.BudgetYear.SelLength = 0
    ElseIf Nz(Me.BudgetYear, vbNullString) = vbNullString Then
        Me.BudgetYear.SelStart = 0
    Else
        Me.BudgetYear.SelLength = 1
    End If
End Sub

 

[Royce]

DoEvents did not help.

 

[JHB]

In which code line do you place the break point?
Do you know which line(s) in the code that doesn't work?

 

[Royce]

I've placed the break point in several spots. Same results every time.
All of the code "works". None of the code "works". No errors, no warnings. It's only with a new record.

The field is a part of a multi-field primary key.

I can duplicate the problem in a clean database with one table and one form.

I have not been able to find a decent workaround.

 

[JHB]

..
I can duplicate the problem in a clean database with one table and one form.
..

Then post that clean database, (zip it) + how to reproduce the problem you've.

 

[Royce]

Here's the sample database. It has a few minor differences from the original post, as I've tried a lot of things, and left some stuff in that gives me visual hints that I'm hitting the lines I intend to hit.

 

[JHB]

Try to add the below, remember also to set the event handler in the property sheet:

Private Sub BudgetYear_MouseUp(Button As Integer, Shift As Integer, X As Single, Y As Single)
  If Me.NewRecord Then
    Me.BudgetYear.SelStart = 0
    Me.BudgetYear.SelLength = 2
  End If
End Sub

 

[Royce]

That did the trick. I found numerous posts various forums that indicate _GotFocus is buggy. I don't use it much, and have always used MouseUp for drag and drop stuff.