KeyPress Event Question

[Stephen Saunders]

I have a text box for entering in a search string on my form. I coded the
following KeyPress event handler:

Private Sub txtFindCall_Key Press(KeyAscii As Integer)

If KeyAscii = 13 Then
cmdFind_Click
Exit Sub
End If

End Sub

This allows the user to start the search by hitting the Enter key while in
this text box. It works fine but my PC sounds a beep when Enter is pressed.

Can I turn this off? What does it signify?

Thanks,

Stephen Saunders

P.S. Thanks to those who answered my "Repeat Question" post!

[Rick Rothstein]

Re: KeyPress Event Question

> I have a text box for entering in a search string on my form. I coded
the[color=blue]
> following KeyPress event handler:
>
> Private Sub txtFindCall_Key Press(KeyAscii As Integer)
>
> If KeyAscii = 13 Then
> cmdFind_Click
> Exit Sub
> End If
>
> End Sub
>
> This allows the user to start the search by hitting the Enter key[/color]
while in[color=blue]
> this text box. It works fine but my PC sounds a beep when Enter is[/color]
pressed.[color=blue]
>
> Can I turn this off? What does it signify?[/color]

Yes, you can turn it off by adding this line to the If-Then block

KeyAscii = 0

The reason it beeps is because the MultiLine property is set to False.
If the TextBox can only have a single line, then hitting Enter (go to
next line) is considered an error; hence, the beep.

[Rick Rothstein]

Re: KeyPress Event Question

> I have a text box for entering in a search string on my form. I coded
the[color=blue]
> following KeyPress event handler:
>
> Private Sub txtFindCall_Key Press(KeyAscii As Integer)
>
> If KeyAscii = 13 Then
> cmdFind_Click
> Exit Sub
> End If
>
> End Sub
>
> This allows the user to start the search by hitting the Enter key[/color]
while in[color=blue]
> this text box. It works fine but my PC sounds a beep when Enter is[/color]
pressed.[color=blue]
>
> Can I turn this off? What does it signify?[/color]

Yes, you can turn it off by adding this line to the If-Then block

KeyAscii = 0

The reason it beeps is because the MultiLine property is set to False.
If the TextBox can only have a single line, then hitting Enter (go to
next line) is considered an error; hence, the beep.