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Text Box update problem ... Strange
I have a form with a text box (Text1) ... next to the text
box is a "Calculate" button which allows the user to pop up a second form, enter some data, and calculate the value
to be inserted into Text1.Text.
Problem is this ... after all the data is entered in Form2,
the next step is to click an "Update" button which attempts to update the Text1.Text value using in part the callback
procedure:
...
Form1.Text1.Text = Value
However, when you do this, the value of Text1.Text on
the screen does not change unless you close Form1 and
reopen it. When reopened, the value of Text1.Text is
changed to the correct value indicating that the original
callback on Form2 did trigger the value-changed callback
tied to Text1 ...
So why doesn't the value of Text1.Text change when I
hit the button of Form2?
Thanks for assistance.
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Fred Phelan
frederick.phelan@nist.gov
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I created a separate project consisting of
frmMain.Text1
frmMain.Text2
frmMain.Command1
Form2.Text3
Form2.Command2
The callback for frmMain.Command1 is:
Text1.Text = Text2.Text
The callback for Form2.Command2 is:
frmMain.Text1.Text = Text3.Text
It all works from frmMain, but not Form2.
This isolates the problem a bit ...
it tells us that if you do the text
change form another form, it will not
work, but it does work if you do it
from the same form.
Some event must not being sent. If I put
a
MsgBox "test"
command in the Text1_Changed callback
the message box comes up in both cases,
but the text only changes in the first case.
Fred
Hi,
I tried your exmaples and it all worked well for me, even from a second form.
Maybe your VB is not installed properly and this is the cause for this bug.
In the meantime, to go around this problem, try to use a global variable.
Let's take your test project for example:
Add a module to the project, in which you declare a global variable (an integer for example):
Global G_Value as Integer
In the Click event of Form2.Command2 write this:
G_Value = Text3.Text
frmMain.Text1.Text = G_Value
Good luck.
I created a separate project consisting of
frmMain.Text1
frmMain.Text2
frmMain.Command1
Form2.Text3
Form2.Command2
The callback for frmMain.Command1 is:
Text1.Text = Text2.Text
The callback for Form2.Command2 is:
frmMain.Text1.Text = Text3.Text
It all works from frmMain, but not Form2.
This isolates the problem a bit ...
it tells us that if you do the text
change form another form, it will not
work, but it does work if you do it
from the same form.
Some event must not being sent. If I put
a
MsgBox "test"
command in the Text1_Changed callback
the message box comes up in both cases,
but the text only changes in the first case.
Fred
EAB.. how can you proffer that as an answer?.. <sheesh>. Its obvious that phalanx777 has NOT provided the right information about his problem.
The updating of a Form1.Textbox from Form2 is simplicity itself.. and to have it display immediately.. is done automatically by VB if both forms are visible. No.. there is more to this story.
I suppose the most telling symptom here is when phalanx777 writes that..
"However, when you do this, the value of Text1.Text on
the screen does not change unless you close Form1 and
reopen it. When reopened, the value of Text1.Text is
changed to the correct value indicating that the original
callback on Form2 did trigger the value-changed callback
tied to Text1 ..."
Now.. how did that happen? When you close and reopen a form.. Textbox.Text1 is reinitialized back to its DEFAULT setting, But in his case, the changed value appears. How did the Form_Load procedure know the correct value? There is more to this story that we don't know.. <sigh>.
Is the Form1.Textbox bound to a data control? What is "Value"? A global variable?.. a class property? And how is the new "Value" being derived? (Quite candidly, I think this is where the problem rests.. phalanx777 put a debug breakpoint in and check that Value is correct before it is passed to Form1.Text.. k?)
All in all.. changing Form1.Text1.Text and having it display.. IS THAT SIMPLE. The cstr(value) comments made here, while nice, are truly marginal in what they do, because if not specified, VB does the conversion automatically. Do Events? EAB, exactly which Event Procedure does the statement Form1.Text1.Text = Value trigger that is going unprocessed? Nevertheless EAB, I love ya just the same.. and I hope you take my comments in good humor.. <smile>.
Phalanx777.. use a debug breakpoint, k? I think you will find that you are putting the original value back into the Textbox.. thus causing it to appear unchanged.. <wink>.
Cannot accept this as the answer ... sorry. I have put DoEvents all over the place and it does not help in the slightest.
To wsh2: The entire mystery is that the value-changed callbox tied to Text1 is called from Form2... this is proven because in this routine a global variable is set equal to the value of Text1.Text. When the form is unloaded and loaded, the value is correct, even though a change on the screen does not appear. This means that the value changed callback was called, because when the form reloads, the display value of Text1.Text is set to the global variable.
I am using VB5 ... could it be a bug in VB5 corrected in VB6?
Fred
I doubt VERY VERY VERY much this is a VB compiler bug.. but rather a logic one.
Ok.. by virtue of the Form1.Form_Load event (when we open and close), we know that the Global value is getting updated. However, by all evidence given, this update is happening AFTER the Form1.Text1.Text write.
The easiest / best way to test this is to use VB Debug commands, set a breakpoint, and then Step through your code.. placing your cursor on each variable when you want to examine its value. Short of doing that, the second approach would be to strategically place Msgbox statements thoughout your program.. displaying the values you want to see.
In this case.. try this.. place the following statement in the Form2.Update_Click procedure right BEFORE the Form1.Text1.Text = Value statement..
MsgBox (Value)
and then run your program. I think you will find that Value will read what Text1 does.. <smile>. For the program to work.. you have to make sure that Value IS updated BEFORE you display it.. As such, what logic / procedures / events do you use to update Value?
A few things:
1) I put MsgBox(Form1.Text1.Text) calls in the Update_Click procedure both before and after the Form1.Text1.Text = Value statement ... it shows that the value of Form1.Text1.Text changes internally when it is called, but it does not change on the screen.
2) re your comment: "make sure that Value IS updated BEFORE you display it.. "
This is not feasible ... in the context of the application we are talking about, Form1 is elaborate in which users enter a great number of values. The Form2 is a simple pop-up called from Form1 in which users enter about 3 values for a formula which allows them to calculate an exact value for a certain variable on Form1. I don't want to have to Unload Form1 and reload it every time I pop-up Form2 to calculate the variable ... I want Form1 to update automatically when I click "Update".
Did you see my test above? ... for some reason this only seems to work of the Update_Click procedure is in the same Form as Text1.
Strange.
Fred
phalanx777,
I know you said that you have VB5. Do you have Service Pack 3 installed??? If not, you should... There are a boatload of fixes in it. Check out the following microsoft KB article:
INFO: Visual Studio 97 Service Packs - What, Where, and Why
http://support.microsoft.c
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Ok, next test was this ... created sample project
frmMain, frmMain.Text1, frmMain.Text2, frmMain.Command1
Form1, Form1.Text3, Form1.Command2
Form2, Form2.Text4
The callback for frmMain.Command1 is:
Text1.Text=Text2.Text
This works ok ...
The callback for Form1.Command2 is:
frmMain.Text1.Text=Form1.T
Form2.Text4.Text=Form1.Tex
In this case, the value of Form2.Text4 updates but the value of frmMain.Text1 does not update. Maybe the problem only exists when the text box is drawn on the main form. What could be the problem with that?
I wonder if there is a work around.
Fred
Having read your source.. you have a BAS module sub main procedure from which you start the program. In the module, you are creating a new Form1 called fMainForm.. and then displaying fMainForm rather than displaying the frmMain that we all have been so valiantly trying to update.. <smile>.
To be honest, the fMainForm is NOT necessary.. just use frmMain as it will readily suffice. As such, change your BAS sub main Module1 to read..
Sub Main()
frmMain.Show
End Sub
--------------------------
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Text1.Text = Text2.Text ' I suspect this is only there for testing
Form2.Show
End Sub
--------------------------
Private Sub Command2_Click()
frmMain.Text1.Text = Form2.Text3.Text
Form2.Hide
End Sub
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by: mcriderPosted on 2000-03-06 at 11:06:44ID: 2588707
Is the value you are trying to set to text1.text numeric??? If so, you need to do this:
Form1.Text1.Text = Cstr(Value)
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