Input problem with textbox

[Mark A. Sam]

Hello,

One particular machine is having a problem with inputing a text field with
an input mask,

!\(999") "000\-0000;;*

Rather than filling in the textbox, the cursor stays in its position and the
numbers change in that position as the user types.

I am not sure when this began, but it wasn't always that way on that
machine.

I tested by taking the input mask off, so that is definately the problem.

Thanks for any help and God Bless,

Mark A. Sma

 

[Wayne Morgan]

Does each computer have its own front-end file? If not, it should. Next, try
copying the front-end file from a computer where it's working properly to
the computer that has the problem. I suspect the textbox is corrupted. If
so, replacing the file with a working one should solve the problem.

 

[Mark A. Sam]

Wayne,

All users share a common .mde from the server. I tested for a corrupted
textbox. There are three phone fields with the same input mask acting the
same. I removed the input mask from one of the textboxes, and added a new
textbox with the input mask. The old textbox with the input mask removed
was fine, but the new textbox with the input box added was a problem. I
tested this with a new .mde as well as a copy of the .mdb I lso tried your
suggestion of moving the front end onto the local drive, which didn't help.

I would like to try uninstalling and reinstalling Access, but this company
has disks all over the place and I don't know which Office CD goes with that
machine. I am hoping someone recognized the problem and has another
solution.

God Bless,

Mark

 

[Wayne Morgan]

Does it do it on your local computer where you're creating the mde file?
Does it do it on all client computers? Do you have an input mask defined in
the table and in the control, if so, are they the same or different? Is
there any code that runs (such as in the control's Change event) as you make
the entry that may be interfering?

 

[Mark A. Sam]

Does it do it on your local computer where you're creating the mde file?

No, I never have problems on my Dev machine, but myriads of problems on user
machines in varous applications.

Does it do it on all client computers?

No only on one machine.

Do you have an input mask defined in
the table and in the control, if so, are they the same or different?

Yes its the same in both places, but its a good point. I will try removing
it later when the users are off and see if it solves it.


Is

there any code that runs (such as in the control's Change event) as you make
the entry that may be interfering?

No, but another good point

 

[Wayne Morgan]

For it to only happen on one machine, would normally be a bad install or
something wrong with the References, but I don't know if a References
problem would affect an input mask. It may be worth looking at though, just
to make sure. For information on this, see
http://www.allenbrowne.com/ser-38.html.

I would also verify that the current video driver is installed for that
computer and that all Office and Jet patches have been installed.

 

[Mark A. Sam]

Wayne,

This hasn't always been a problem on this machine. I only heard about it
recently and the machine is a couple of years old. As far as patches, I
don't get involved with these machines to that extent, so I don't if thats
that case. When I tried installing Windows SP2 on my computer it blew it
away, so I won't ever tried to update someone else machine with patches.

I'll just write this one up as another Microsoft folly...lol.

God Bless,

Mark