Control Tip Text

[GaelicFatboy]

I'm running assecc 2007 and I'm trying to edit the wording of a control tip text, but I'm running into a small problem in-so-far-as only the original control tip text I entered is display when I hover over, in this case, the command button.

I've written code to change the text for me depending on the forms application, and I've even edited the text to generic wording in the properties in form design view, but with no success. I've tried shutting access down immediately after editing the form view property, but again no success.

Any ideas?

Cheers, D.

 

[DCrake]

What code have you written?

 

[GaelicFatboy]

Dave,

The code reads:

Me.Cmd_Copy.ControlTipText = "Copy suction data to liquid line."

Cheers, D.

 

[DCrake]

At what point have you applied the code? Which event?

 

[GaelicFatboy]

In a form timer event which is set by a form load event, I've stepped through the code use "f8" key and the routine is called.

I'll keep plugging away, I've been unpicking a lot the the forms just now to stitch them back together in a smoother operation, maybe I've upset something along the way. I'll try deleting the button and redrawning it, then see if the original code will then run.

Cheers, D

 

[missinglinq]

What is the Timer Interval set to?

The ControlTip Text feature is notoriously fickle, sometimes working, sometimes not, sometimes being very slow. I'm guessing that trying to set it programatically in this way is only exacerbating this trait.

Me.Cmd_Copy.ControlTipText = "Copy suction data to liquid line."

is a line of code, not all of the code. What precisely does your Form_Load event look like? What does the Timer Event look like?

Linq ;0)>

 

[GaelicFatboy]

Sorry, for the late reply I was called away to witness some equipment testing.

I've managed to get the code running for now, as mentioned above I've been unpicking my forms and associated code and in the process must have upset something, so cleaned the section out and put it back in from fresh, and bingo it worked.

If I get any more problems I'll come back to this thread.

Cheers anyway.

D