Thanks TC, I will also give that a try.
Like I said the OnExit fires for sure and I am fairly sure that the
LostFocus fires, but on the property page there are only about 5 events to
choose from.
Thanks again for the advice
"TC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> When you referred to the "updated" event, I assumed that was an event
> specific to the dtp control (which I don't use). But if it is an event
> related to changes in an "OLE object's data", I doubt that it would ever
> fire when you selected a new date in a date-picker control. IOW I think
your
> expectaions of that event, are mistaken.
>
> Go to the properties page of the control & select the Events tab. Then add
a
> quick & dirty sub for each event. (MsgBox "Blah event fired!", etc.) Then
> change the dates in the control. That should show you which events will
> fire, & in what order.
>
> HTH,
> TC
> (off for the day)
>
>
> "Jason M Canady" <jasonm11_68ATcharterDOTnet> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thanks for the lesson... as for the answer. I have given it try but with
> no
> > success. I am not sure what the actual issue is, I have searched for
> > solutions through the MS site, but have not had any success. But I am
sure
> > that the event is not firing. the help system in access is a bit vague
> about
> > when the event generally occurs: "The Updated event occurs when an OLE
> > object's data is changed, and the BeforeUpdate and AfterUpdate events
> occur
> > when data is updated. Although not related, all three events usually
occur
> > when an OLE object's data is changed. The Updated event generally occurs
> > before the BeforeUpdate and AfterUpdate events; however, this may not
> happen
> > every time."
> > I can use the OnExit event, but i would like to do some validation
before
> > the focus is actually lost... I will do some more searching.
> > Thanks again,
> > Jason
> >
> >
> > "TC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:406a63a3$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > What crosspost? Crossposting is where you send the same post to
several
> > > newsgroups >simultaneously<, by including all those newsgroup names,
> > > seperated by semicolons (or whatever), in the Newsgroups: line of your
> > post.
> > >
> > > Crossposting to relevant newsgroups is fine, IMO. You have actually
> > > multi-posted, which means, to post the same (or similar) message to
> > several
> > > newsgroups >independently<. Multi-posting is not so fine, because the
> > > readers of the post in one newsgroups, can not see any replies to the
> same
> > > post in the other newsgroups.
> > >
> > > As for your question, event procedures can sometimes become
disconnected
> > > from their controls, for various reasons. An easy way to fix this is
to
> > > select all the code in your code module, press Ctrl-X to cut it, then
> > Ctrl-V
> > > to paste it back in. Then recompile & save the module. This will
> reconnect
> > > any disconnected event procedures. See if that helps.
> > >
> > > TC
> > >
> > >
> > > "Jason M Canady" <jasonm11_68ATcharterDOTnet> wrote in message
> > > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > > Please forgive the cross post, but I had not recieved a reply from
the
> > > forms
> > > > group yet and thought that it might be more applicable to this group
> > > > instead...
> > > >
> > > > I have a question about the dtp control v.6.0. I am trying to use
the
> > > > updated event to write the value of the control to a record in my
db.
> > but
> > > > the event does not seem to be firing. I have put a break point at
the
> > > start
> > > > of the sub but it never starts. The control is enabled and is
unbound.
> > Any
> > > > suggentions?
> > > >
> > > > I would be very interested.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, Jason
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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