IsVisible Property

[jaydy]

hi guys,

is there anything wrong with this simple line of code:

If Me!ArtistID.IsVisible Then
rs!ArtistID = Me!ArtistID
Else... bla bla

I just want to check if this control named ArtistID is visible and use that as a condition in my if-else statement. but i keep on getting this run-time error '2455' which says 'You entered an expression that has an invalid reference to the property IsVisible.'

can anyone shed some light on this for me pls? thanks!

 

[TonyJollans]

Hi misa03,

The Property is Visible (not IsVisible) ..

[blue][tt]If Me!ArtistID.Visible Then
:
:[/tt][/blue]

Enjoy,
Tony

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[jaydy]

i checked with VB Help and saw an example of a code using the IsVisible property, but anyway, .Visible worked..thanks man

 

[CajunCenturion]

misa03 - IsVisible is a property of some objects, so its quite likely that you did see such an example in the VB Help. Many script objects have an IsVisible property whereas most standard form controls use the Visible property. Third party, and add-in ActiveX controls, you have to check individually to see what properties they support. When in doubt (for any method/property), you should check the "Applies To" list to insure that it applies to the object you're working with.

Good Luck
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[RoyVidar]

The .IsVisible property is a listed property of the native Texboxt Ojbect (and most native controls shows in the Applies To list), but, when entering the helpfiles on the IsVisible property, this is the first line:

You can use the IsVisible property in Visual Basic to determine whether a control on a report is visible. Read/Write Boolean

A bit further down:

You can set the IsVisible property only in the Print event of a report section that contains the control.

CajunCenturion is right when stating the native form controls use the .Visible property. The .IsVisible property is available only for reports.

So - had you been doing this in a report, it would have been OK, but in a form, it doesn't work (2455).

Funny though, on my setup, IsVisible doesn't show in the intellisence drop down when working in reports, but using the property works. When working within forms, IsVisible shows in the intellisence drop down, but doesn't work;-)

Roy-Vidar

 

[jaydy]

roy vidar,

yeah it does show on the drop-down, that's why i thought it would work...anyway, thanks you guys for the help