Datacombo and Cancel-Button

[Schweiger]

Hi

I've got a form with some datacombos (Microsoft DataList Controls 6.0 (SP3) (OLEDB) what is MSDATLST.OCX Version 6.0.84.18) and Textboxes etc. on it and last but not least a Button cancel with it's cancel.Property set to true.
The trouble is, that Esc doesn't work when one of the datacombos has the focus.
I can catch the Esc-Key in the Keyup-Event of the datacombo, that's true. But if there would be a trick just to get it to work like any other control I would be happy because I would like to have a generic approach.

Thanks for any help in advance
Andreas

 

[CCLINT]

Set the Form's KeyPreview to True, turn off the Cancel property for the Cancel button (properties window: Cancel = False,and then put this in the Form's KeyUp event:

Private Sub Form_KeyUp(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
If KeyCode = vbKeyEscape Then
cmdCancel.Value = True
Debug.Print "Now I'm a happy camper..."
End If
End Sub

 

[Schweiger]

Yes this works fine for some of my forms, but others have several frames on it and the visible frame determins which commandbutton acts as the cancel-button...
I can handle this too with your code, that's right but I have to change the whole implementation of my classes as they relay on a cancel-button being available. But I can do that too... it would only be so nice to come around this matter more elegant... ;-)

thank you all the same CCLINT
Andreas