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10-26-2005, 11:59 AM

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Highlighting textboxes?

I am trying to highlight my textboxes, but this peice of code doesn't do it. I have searched posts for similar code and they look very similiar. I tried different ones, but nothing works. Can someone look at this and tell me what is wrong with it?
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Public Sub Highlight()
With Screen.ActiveForm
    If (TypeOf .ActiveControl Is TextBox) Then
        .ActiveControl.SelStart = 0     'SelStart specifies the starting position
        .ActiveControl.SelStart = Len(.ActiveControl)
    End If
End With
End Sub
Private Sub Text1_GotFocus(Index As Integer)
    Highlight
End Sub

there are 4 textboxes in a control array.

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10-26-2005, 12:05 PM

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You are setting .SelStart twice, the 2nd one should be .SelLength, no?

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10-26-2005, 12:13 PM

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Additionaly to the .SelStart issue, there can only be one active control so that only one will be highlighted, probably the first in the tab order.

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10-26-2005, 12:20 PM

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Thanks a bunch. I don't know how that didn't puzzle me to begin with, but maybe I have stared at it too long.
Thanks again

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