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Need help with scrolling data entry form
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07/03/1999 10:25:35
 
 
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07/03/1999 06:35:48
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Visual FoxPro
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Forms & Form designer
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00194962
Message ID:
00194978
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>If anyone can provide me with assistance in this matter, I'd greatly appreciate it!
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>I'm creating a data entry form in VFP 6.0 that has about 100 controls on it. Obviously, it's a large form. I've set the scrollbars property for the form as necessary, and using the scrollbar to navigate through the form works great.
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>However, when tabbing to the next textbox or control, if the textbox or control is below the visible portion of the form, the form doesn't move and the control that currently has the focus is off the screen. Naturally, I'd like the form to automatically scroll up. Also, vice-versa... if the user shift-tabs the form needs to scroll down.
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>Does anyone know of any tricks to make this happen?
>
>Thanks much,
>Dan

Unlike the grid, the VFP team didn't give us a way to programmatically scroll in a form. So your short answer is no, short of some extremely unwieldy code that uses MOUSE CLICK.

Go with Kenneth's suggestion and use pageframes. It's usually a better design anyway.
Erik Moore
Clientelligence
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