How to handle the user pressing the enter key

[Corey-g via AccessMonster.com]

Hi all,

I thought I had this figured out, but obviously not. I have a login form,
and I was getting tired of always having to tab to the login button. So I
thought I would add events to the password field and the buttons "enter"
events.

Well, much to my surprise, I started to get strange errors as soon as the
form loaded and I started to enter my info. Turns out the enter event isn't
the 'Enter" key, but rather when the focus moves to that control...

So I cleaned up the routine so that it wasn't calling the 'click' event of my
login button, and everything is bavk to where it was. Now I am looking for
another way to implement what I had tried with the 'Enter" event. Basically,
I would like to call my btnClick code when the user presses enter in the
password field.

TIA,

Corey

 

[Guest]

I don't know much about this, but you might try setting the button as default.

 

[Allan Murphy]

Corey

You could use the AfterUpdate event of your password field. When the user
enters their password you call your btnClick code. The only problem will be
"what if there is an incorrect password or login name"?

On my login form for the user to their to enter their User ID and password
, the user then clicks on Enter or click on Exit Database. There has been no
complaints about using the Enter Database button. This method also allows me
to validate the access and return the focus to the User ID if there is an
attempt for an unauthorised access.

 

[Allan Murphy]

Corey

You could use the AfterUpdate event of your password field. When the user
enters their password you call your btnClick code. The only problem will be
"what if there is an incorrect password or login name"?

On my login form for the user to their to enter their User ID and password
, the user then clicks on Enter or click on Exit Database. There has been no
complaints about using the Enter Database button. This method also allows me
to validate the access and return the focus to the User ID if there is an
attempt for an unauthorised access.

 

[Corey-g via AccessMonster.com]

Don't spend any time with this now, as I have figured it out from other posts.


Sorry if anyone responds in the mean time...

 

[Corey-g via AccessMonster.com]

Don't spend any time with this now, as I have figured it out from other posts.


I set the buttons 'Default' property on the 'Other' tab to Yes...

Sorry if anyone responds in the mean time...

 

[Guest]

Use the Lost Focus event of the password control (forms have controls, tables
have fields)

Me.cmdLogin.SetFocus

 

[Guest]

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