Tab order wierdness

[SQLSister]

I have a subform of a subform which has the tab order correctly set. However, it does not in all cases work correctly. If you select an item from the pull down list and hit tab, it will correctly go to the field it is supposed to go to next (also a combo box with values based on what is selected inthe first combo). However, if you start typing in the first combo box and then hit tab, sometimes it goes to the next combo box and sometimes it just skips randomly to some other field (not always the same one). Since the order under tab order is correct, I'm not sure exactly what I can do to prevent the behavior. Any ideas?

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[hymn]

Check the tab order in the properties with the tab order and if all else fail use setfocus

Hope this helps
Hymn

 

[SQLSister]

Tab order is correct, that is what is so funky. However manually using set focus is a possibility. Thanks, I'll try that.

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[RezaNana]

maybe your tab button in the keyborad is the problem..?have you check? sometime,keyboard have this sort of problem,which is even you click once it will go as double or even quadraple time...So what i suggested is~try to shange the keyboard.

 

[Olavxxx]

check if the property "tabulator" is set to yes

 

[SQLSister]

RezaNan, the problem is happening on multiple keyboards, but a good thought.

DAButcher, don't believe I've ever seen the property tabulator, where might it be?

Thanks to all for your help.

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[RoyVidar]

Tabulator" - that one I know, that's tab stop in my Norwegian version;-)

I haven't experienced quite the same, but sometimes when using combos dependent on each other, as it seems you're using, there might be some anomalities. It might depend on how you're populating the next combo, which event you're using to assign/populate the next combo, if/what you're doing in which event(s) relating to the other combo (and or other controls), have you tried stepping thru the relevant code?

Roy-Vidar

 

[RezaNana]

maybe you can do this.Go back to the table.rearaged the field according to the tab order you want.And after that,inside the form, set the tab order to default.This might work!