Can I have a message pop up when a control gets the focus

slimpickens · Apr 10th, 2002, 11:17 AM

I have a CommandButton control on my form, what I want to do is have a message displayed for about 10 seconds before the user clicks it. Can this be done? I was checking a control called "popup" but I do not understand it.

Thanks

Carol

Tom Schreiner · Apr 10th, 2002, 11:19 AM

Does your commandbutton have a GotFocus event?

slimpickens · Apr 11th, 2002, 10:04 AM

No, it does not.

Cosmos75 · Apr 11th, 2002, 02:58 PM

What does got focus or lost focus mean or do?

Tom Schreiner · Apr 11th, 2002, 07:38 PM

They are events which you can place code to run.
A textbox, for example, must have the focus to recieve input from the keyboard.
If you exit textbox1 by tabbing, closing the form, ect... the text1.Lostfocus event should fire...
I am still learning some of the differences between VB and VBA. Am new to VBA.
Tom

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Apr 10th, 2002, 11:17 AM	#1
slimpickens New Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 35	I have a CommandButton control on my form, what I want to do is have a message displayed for about 10 seconds before the user clicks it. Can this be done? I was checking a control called "popup" but I do not understand it. Thanks Carol

Apr 10th, 2002, 11:19 AM	#2
Tom Schreiner Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,824	Does your commandbutton have a GotFocus event?

Apr 11th, 2002, 10:04 AM	#3
slimpickens New Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 35	No, it does not.

Apr 11th, 2002, 02:58 PM	#4
Cosmos75 Board Regular Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 354	What does got focus or lost focus mean or do?

Apr 11th, 2002, 07:38 PM	#5
Tom Schreiner Board Regular Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,824	They are events which you can place code to run. A textbox, for example, must have the focus to recieve input from the keyboard. If you exit textbox1 by tabbing, closing the form, ect... the text1.Lostfocus event should fire... I am still learning some of the differences between VB and VBA. Am new to VBA. Tom