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Q141397: PRB: Insertion Point Left of Input Mask in Text Box on Page

Article: Q141397
Product(s): Microsoft FoxPro
Version(s): 3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox
Last Modified: 21-DEC-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 5.0a, 6.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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A text box with an InputMask is placed on a page of a pageframe and the text box
gets the focus when the page containing it is activated. Contrary to the input
mask, the insertion point inside the text box is aligned to the far left. Any
characters typed while the insertion point is to the left of the input mask are
lost. This only occurs when the page containing the text box is not the
ActivePage when the pageframe is initially displayed.

RESOLUTION
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Use THIS.Refresh in the procedure associated with the Activate event of the page
containing the text box.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
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1. Create a new form, and place a pageframe on the form.

2. Place a text box on Page 2. The text box should be the first item to receive
  focus when selecting page 2.

3. Change the following properties of the text box:

     Format=R
     InputMask=(999)999-9999

4. Run the form, and select Page 2. Note that the insertion point is blinking to
  the left "(" when it should be to the right of "(".

5. Type: 7045551212, and note that the first number is lost.

Steps to Correct Behavior
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1. Open the form for modification.

2. Add the following code to the procedure associated with the Activate event of
  Page 2:

     THIS.Refresh

3. Run the form. Note that the insertion point is now blinking to the right of
  "(".

4. Type "7045551212" (without the quotation marks), and note the first number is
  not lost.

Additional query words: VFoxWin

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Keywords          : kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp500a kbvfp600 kbGrpDSFox 
Technology        : kbVFPsearch kbAudDeveloper kbVFP300 kbVFP300b kbVFP500 kbVFP600 kbVFP500a
Version           : :3.0,3.0b,5.0,5.0a,6.0
Issue type        : kbprb

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