Can't catch enter key in form.keypress event

Hi,

Do you have any idea why a form keypress event would stop to catch the
"enter" key?

Even if I run this:

Private Sub Form_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
msgbox KeyAscii
End Sub

The "enter" key is not catched.....

In my form I don't have any control who could disable the enter key event.

Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Marty

"Marty" <reply@to.forum> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Do you have any idea why a form keypress event would stop to catch the
> "enter" key?
>
> Even if I run this:
>
> Private Sub Form_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
>        msgbox KeyAscii
> End Sub
>
> The "enter" key is not catched.....
>
> In my form I don't have any control who could disable the enter key
> event.

Do you have a command button with .Default=True ?

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>
> Do you have a command button with .Default=True ?
>


No, I don't.

The KeyPress event seems to favor controls.  I just use the KeyPress event o
f
the control I know will have the focus.

"Marty" wrote:
 
>
>
> No, I don't.
>

> "enter" key?
>
> Even if I run this:
>
> Private Sub Form_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
>        msgbox KeyAscii
> End Sub
>
> The "enter" key is not catched.....
>
> In my form I don't have any control who could disable the enter key
event.

Do you have the form's KeyPreview property set to True? If not, try
setting it to that.

Rick - MVP

"Marty" <reply@to.forum> wrote in message
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>
> No, I don't.

The form's KeyPreview property is True?  do the KeyDown and/or KeyUp events
fire?

what control types are on the form?

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Yes the form' KeyPreview = True

I did another test.

sub Form_load()
btnMyEvent.Default = True          'Command button control
btnMyEvent.getFocus = True
end sub

Private Sub btnMyEvent_KeyPress(KeyAscii As Integer)
MsgBox KeyAscii
End Sub

This won't catch the "enter" key.  All other key are catched...

"Marty" <reply@to.forum> wrote in message
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> Yes the form' KeyPreview = True
>
> I did another test.
>
> sub Form_load()
>      btnMyEvent.Default = True          'Command button control
>      btnMyEvent.getFocus = True

there is no .GetFocus property on command buttons in VB... are you using
VB.Net or VB 2005 and confusing it with VB6 and/or earlier versions?  If so,
you are asking in the wrong newsgroup and need to find one with 'dotnet' in
the name.

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My mistake,

I mean :
btnMyEvent.SetFocus

instead of
btnMyEvent.GetFocus



Bob Butler wrote:

> "Marty" <reply@to.forum> wrote in message
> news:rMC6d.2449$eq.443@edtnps84
> 
>
>
> there is no .GetFocus property on command buttons in VB... are you using
> VB.Net or VB 2005 and confusing it with VB6 and/or earlier versions?  If s
o,
> you are asking in the wrong newsgroup and need to find one with 'dotnet' i
n
> the name.
>

"Marty" <reply@to.forum> wrote in message news:cYC6d.2452$eq.10@edtnps84
> My mistake,
>
> I mean :
> btnMyEvent.SetFocus
>
> instead of
> btnMyEvent.GetFocus

No problem; I just tried it and apparently when a command button has the
focus the KeyXXXX events are not fired for ENTER.  It also doesn't fire the
default command button unless that's the one that has the focus.  I don't
remember running into that before.

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