Q180762: BUG: SetFocus Changes CommandButton Value to True

Article: Q180762
Product(s): Microsoft Visual Basic for Windows
Version(s): 3.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbToolkit kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbOSWinCE100bug kbGrpDSVB
Last Modified: 16-NOV-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Windows CE Toolkit for Visual Basic 6.0 
- Microsoft eMbedded Visual Basic, version 3.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When the Value property of a CommandButton is set to False and the SetFocus
method of the CommandButton is executed, the CommandButton Value property is set
to True.

RESOLUTION
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Set the Value property of the CommandButton to False after the SetFocus method
is called, as follows:

     Private Sub Command2_Click()
        If Command1.Value = False Then
           Command1.SetFocus      ' Set focus to Command1.
           Command1.Value = False ' Set the Value property back to False.
           MsgBox "Command1.Value = " & Command1.Value
        Else
           Command1.SetFocus   'Set focus to Command1.
        End If
     End Sub

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a bug in the Microsoft products listed at the
beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION
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Steps to Reproduce Behavior
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1. Create a new Windows CE project in either Visual Basic or eMbedded Visual
  Basic. Form1 is created by default.

2. Add two CommandButtons to Form1.

3. Add the following code to Form1:

        Private Sub Form_Load()
            Command1.Value = False
            MsgBox "Command1.Value = " & Command1.Value
        End Sub

        Private Sub Command2_Click()
            Command1.SetFocus
            MsgBox "Command1.Value = " & Command1.Value
        End Sub

4. Press the F5 key to run the project.

5. Click Command2 and note that a message box appears that indicates that the
  Value property of Command1 has been set to True.

Additional query words: wince wce vbce evb vbce6

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Keywords          : kbToolkit kbVBp500bug kbVBp600bug kbOSWinCE100bug kbGrpDSVB 
Technology        : kbVBSearch kbAudDeveloper kbZNotKeyword2 kbVBeMbSearch kbWinCETKVBSearch kbWinCESearch kbVBeMb300
Version           : :3.0
Issue type        : kbbug
Solution Type     : kbpending

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