Identifying a control (1 Viewer)

[David44Coder]

There's a text box named "txtSides" on a Form called "frmRecSelect"
In the debug window I'm attempting to print it's Left Value.
But none of these work, all give various errors , and I wonder where I'm going wrong ?

? form_frmRecSelect!txtsides.left
? forms!frmRecSelect!txtSides.left
? CurrentProject.AllForms("frmRecSelect").txtsides.left
? CurrentProject.AllForms("frmRecSelect")!txtsides.left
? Forms("frmRecSelect").txtSides.left
? forms_frmRecSelect!txtsides.left

Of course I can see txtsides and read it's property sheet, but there's another control I've lost.
It may have been removed, but printing it's position could identify it, or let me change its size temporarily to spot it.

 

[theDBguy]

If you know the name of the missing/hidden control, you can try selecting it from the Selected Control dropdown to select/highlight it.

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Depends on where you are when the debugger has control. If you are in a breakpoint in the class module for that form, it is simply Me.controlname and you don't need to use the complex references.

As to the controls on the form, when you are in the debugger, there is a listbox that contains the names of every currently known control in the context of that form. So it should be easy enough to scroll through that list to find your "lost" control if it still exists.

 

[HiTechCoach]

Do you have the Form called "frmRecSelect" opened before trying your code?

It would also help a lot to know what errors message you get.

 

[David44Coder]

Thank you... found it.

But a Form opened in design mode and in the debug window, what command should print a property like left or height of a control?
Yes Boyd,form exists and it was in Design mode.
Errorr were "object required", "Access can't find field.."
The expression you entered refers to an object that is closed or
doesn't exist.

 

[theDBguy]

Thank you... found it.

But a Form opened in design mode and in the debug window, what command should print a property like left or height of a control?
Yes Boyd,form exists and it was in Design mode.
Errorr were "object required", "Access can't find field.."
The expression you entered refers to an object that is closed or
doesn't exist.

Access code can't see Forms in Design View. They'll have to be in Normal View. Or, you could open the form in Design View using code and maybe you'll be able to see the properties in code too.

 

[David44Coder]

> Access code can't see Forms in Design View.
Thanks.. I'll stop trying then !