Updating Forms

17 Oct 2005 5:34 PM

Chad

Hello Everybody,

I would like to automatically display the updated text box information on a
form. I am using a timer to trigger the code to update the .text information
for the text box but the text box does not automatically update the display.
How can I call the paint event to update the form display? or is there
another way?

Chad

17 Oct 2005 5:48 PM

Ken Halter

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"Chad" <C***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hello Everybody,
>
> I would like to automatically display the updated text box information on
> a
> form. I am using a timer to trigger the code to update the .text
> information
> for the text box but the text box does not automatically update the
> display.
> How can I call the paint event to update the form display? or is there
> another way?
>
> Chad

If you start a new project, drop a timer and a multiline textbox with
scrollbars on the form. This code should show the current time in that box
twice per second. There should be no need to call any events or anything. Of
course, we're talking VB6 here so ymmv
'========
Option Explicit

Private Sub Form_Load()
   Debug.Assert Text1.MultiLine 'stops if text1's not multiline
   Debug.Assert (Text1.ScrollBars Or 2 <> Text1.ScrollBars) 'need vertical
   Text1.Text = ""

   Timer1.Enabled = False
   Timer1.Interval = 500
   Timer1.Enabled = True
End Sub

Private Sub Timer1_Timer()
   With Text1
      .SelStart = Len(.Text)
      .SelText = Now & vbCrLf
   End With
End Sub
'========

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17 Oct 2005 7:21 PM

Bob Butler

"Chad" <C***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C435731C-

A837-4AD6-B359-89A54B14A***@microsoft.com

> Hello Everybody,
>
> I would like to automatically display the updated text box
> information on a form. I am using a timer to trigger the code to
> update the .text information for the text box but the text box does
> not automatically update the display. How can I call the paint event
> to update the form display? or is there another way?

If you aren't also running other code then the display *should* update
automatically but you can try to force it by using <textboxname>.Refresh
and/or Me.Refresh

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18 Oct 2005 12:03 AM

Chad

Thanks for responding,
I am running on .net, and I have a parent form with two child forms.
The parent form is not really being displayed except for the menu bar. Both
child forms are displayed and running different processes. The
<textboxname>.Refresh is not an active option, I tried it and it does not
refresh as well as me.Refresh. Is there any other way to refresh the form or
textbox information?

Thanks again,

Chad

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"Bob Butler" wrote:

> "Chad" <C***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C435731C-
> A837-4AD6-B359-89A54B14A***@microsoft.com
> > Hello Everybody,
> >
> > I would like to automatically display the updated text box
> > information on a form. I am using a timer to trigger the code to
> > update the .text information for the text box but the text box does
> > not automatically update the display. How can I call the paint event
> > to update the form display? or is there another way?
>
> If you aren't also running other code then the display *should* update
> automatically but you can try to force it by using <textboxname>.Refresh
> and/or Me.Refresh
>
> --
> Reply to the group so all can participate
> VB.Net: "Fool me once..."
>
>

18 Oct 2005 12:35 AM

Bob Butler

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> Thanks for responding,
> I am running on .net,

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18 Oct 2005 2:29 AM

Chad

Thanks Bob for the assistance...

Chad

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> > I am running on .net,
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