Procedure

[Prayder]

If I have a procedure that says

Private Sub Form_GotFocus()
DoCmd.Maximize
End Sub

and a procedure that says:

Private Sub Form_Activate()
DoCmd.Maximize
End Sub

within the same forms vba,
dont they do the same thing by making the form they reference the maximum size?

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Indeed they would do the same thing - but at different times.

The thing about a GotFocus on a form is that this event is rare. Forms normally do not get focus. They get activated. As I recall, a form cannot get the focus unless it has no controls on it that are eligible to get focus. Therefore, I would question whether this event ever fires.

By contrast, the Activate event is relatively common if you keep multiple forms or windows open on your desktop.