Make form activate at top of form, not centered

[ehicks727]

I'm helping someone fix some forms they created. The form exceeds the screen length and it activates centered. This is a maximized form and I asked if they can make everything fit into 1024x768 and they couldn't. So the problem is that everytime the form opens, the user has to use the scrollbar to get to the top of the form.

I know this isn't the best way to handle this, but it's not my program.

thanks for the suggestions.

 

[BoxHead]

The only way I can get a form to do what you describe is to have the Load event set the focus on a control that is below the window line.

What control has the focus when the form loads? Is this a continuous form or a single form? Can you have the focus set to a control at the top of the form on the Load or Activate event?



John

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Learn what you can,
Create what you need.

 

[ehicks727]

The tab focus did the trick! thank you for your help. I didn't realize it was that simple

 

[BoxHead]

Glad to help.

FYI, if your form is not maximized, you can use the Move method to set the Left, Top, Width & Height properties. Comes in handy if you want to have forms or reports opening side by side.



John

Use what you have,
Learn what you can,
Create what you need.