Can the focus on a Form be controlled by a program?

[ArrayMac227]

Examples would be appreciated....

[paulmansour]

Try:

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⎕NQ Object 'GotFocus'

Where object is the name of the form.

[ArrayMac227]

Knew that already... are there other means?

In the expression I use, my 'Object' is a Button. Is that a problem?

[kai]

You ask a question, get an answer and then point out that you knew already.

Who else is going to answer I wonder.

[Vince|Dyalog]

Hi ArrayMac227,

You could also do it with ⎕NA and the win32 windows function.

      'f' ⎕WC 'form'
      'f.b' ⎕WC 'button'
      ⎕NA 'P user32.dll|SetFocus P'
      r←SetFocus f.e.Handle

Regards,

Vince

[ArrayMac227]

Thanks to Vince for the reply. This bolsters my theory that setting the focus is problematic in my specific case:
. create a form;
. add an HTMLRenderer control, br,
. add an Ok Button: bnOk,
. Set the Default to 1 on bnOk
. add a Cancel Button: bnCx
. Set the Cancel to 1 on bnCx
. Set the Focus on bnCx,
. put a ⎕DQ on the form.

The expectation is that a press of Esc will close the form. Doesn't happen.

It _does_ work when Edit is substituted for HTMLRenderer.
A workaround: Alt+Tab, Alt+Tab to switch out and back into the Form does enable the Esc.