Reference to the sub name

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Lars Brownie

I have the following code:

Private Sub txt6_Click()
sChoose ("6")
End Sub

Is it possible to make it more generic so that the sub sChoose can
automatically pick the "6" from txt6_Click ?

Thanks, Lars
 
L

Lars Brownie

Thanks, but it's not exactly what I meant. In the click_event of txt6 I want
to grab the last character of txt6: the 6, so I can use the code generic in
the other textboxes.

Lars
 
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Douglas J. Steele

It's not really clear what it is you're looking for. To get the last
character of whatever's in txt6, you'd use

Private Sub txt6_Click()
sChoose Right(Me.txt6, 1)
End Sub

To get the last character of whatever text box is active, you'd use

If TypeOf Screen.ActiveControl Is Textbox Then
sChoose Right(Screen.ActiveControl & vbNullString, 1)
End If

If you've clicked on a command button and want the last character of
whatever text box was active before you clicked on the command button, you'd
use

If TypeOf Screen.PreviousControl Is Textbox Then
sChoose Right(Previous.ActiveControl & vbNullString, 1)
End If

The reason for appending vbNullString to the control is to ensure that Null
isn't returned (in case sChoose is only expecting a string)
 
L

Lars Brownie

Txt6 is a label. I have a little form with 8 of these labels. User can click
one of the labels, after which the chosen number is set in another form's
field and the little form closes. Each of the 8 label's click events has the
same code:

sChoose(<<the number of the respective label>>)

The sub sChoose puts the respective number in the other form and closes it.
I made this sub to reduce the amount of code lines.

In stead of having to set the respective number for each event I was
wondering if the name of the sub can be extracted somehow so that the code
for every label is identical.

So in short the question is: Is it possible, in a sub, to grab the name of
that same sub?

Lars
 
D

Douglas J. Steele

Sounds as though you need to use Screen.ActiveControl, as I suggested.

Change sChoose into a function if it's currently a sub (even if it doesn't
return any value). Don't pass anything to it. You can then use:

Function sChoose()
Dim strValue As String

strValue = Right(Screen.ActiveControl.Name)

' Continue with the rest of your code, using strValue
' wherever you need the number of the label

End Function

Now, set the OnClick event for each of the controls to =sChoose() instead of
[Event Procedure] (you must include the equal sign and parentheses).

Note that you can change the value to =sChoose() for all eight labels at
once. Select each of the eight labels, then look at the Properties window.
Whatever you put for values will apply to all selected controls.
 
L

Lars Brownie

Thanks. I tried but unfortunately but it seems that a label can never get
the 'active control' status. I will try to make it work with textboxes or
else buttons.

Lars

Douglas J. Steele said:
Sounds as though you need to use Screen.ActiveControl, as I suggested.

Change sChoose into a function if it's currently a sub (even if it doesn't
return any value). Don't pass anything to it. You can then use:

Function sChoose()
Dim strValue As String

strValue = Right(Screen.ActiveControl.Name)

' Continue with the rest of your code, using strValue
' wherever you need the number of the label

End Function

Now, set the OnClick event for each of the controls to =sChoose() instead
of [Event Procedure] (you must include the equal sign and parentheses).

Note that you can change the value to =sChoose() for all eight labels at
once. Select each of the eight labels, then look at the Properties window.
Whatever you put for values will apply to all selected controls.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

(no private e-mails, please)


Lars Brownie said:
Txt6 is a label. I have a little form with 8 of these labels. User can
click one of the labels, after which the chosen number is set in another
form's field and the little form closes. Each of the 8 label's click
events has the same code:

sChoose(<<the number of the respective label>>)

The sub sChoose puts the respective number in the other form and closes
it. I made this sub to reduce the amount of code lines.

In stead of having to set the respective number for each event I was
wondering if the name of the sub can be extracted somehow so that the
code for every label is identical.

So in short the question is: Is it possible, in a sub, to grab the name
of that same sub?

Lars
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Douglas J. Steele

Yeah, sorry I wasn't thinking. Of course labels can never be the active
control, since they cannot have focus.

Use text boxes. You can make them look the same as labels.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

(no e-mails, please!)



Lars Brownie said:
Thanks. I tried but unfortunately but it seems that a label can never get
the 'active control' status. I will try to make it work with textboxes or
else buttons.

Lars

Douglas J. Steele said:
Sounds as though you need to use Screen.ActiveControl, as I suggested.

Change sChoose into a function if it's currently a sub (even if it
doesn't return any value). Don't pass anything to it. You can then use:

Function sChoose()
Dim strValue As String

strValue = Right(Screen.ActiveControl.Name)

' Continue with the rest of your code, using strValue
' wherever you need the number of the label

End Function

Now, set the OnClick event for each of the controls to =sChoose() instead
of [Event Procedure] (you must include the equal sign and parentheses).

Note that you can change the value to =sChoose() for all eight labels at
once. Select each of the eight labels, then look at the Properties
window. Whatever you put for values will apply to all selected controls.

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

(no private e-mails, please)


Lars Brownie said:
Txt6 is a label. I have a little form with 8 of these labels. User can
click one of the labels, after which the chosen number is set in another
form's field and the little form closes. Each of the 8 label's click
events has the same code:

sChoose(<<the number of the respective label>>)

The sub sChoose puts the respective number in the other form and closes
it. I made this sub to reduce the amount of code lines.

In stead of having to set the respective number for each event I was
wondering if the name of the sub can be extracted somehow so that the
code for every label is identical.

So in short the question is: Is it possible, in a sub, to grab the name
of that same sub?

Lars


"Douglas J. Steele" <NOSPAM_djsteele@NOSPAM_canada.com> schreef in
bericht It's not really clear what it is you're looking for. To get the last
character of whatever's in txt6, you'd use

Private Sub txt6_Click()
sChoose Right(Me.txt6, 1)
End Sub

To get the last character of whatever text box is active, you'd use

If TypeOf Screen.ActiveControl Is Textbox Then
sChoose Right(Screen.ActiveControl & vbNullString, 1)
End If

If you've clicked on a command button and want the last character of
whatever text box was active before you clicked on the command button,
you'd use

If TypeOf Screen.PreviousControl Is Textbox Then
sChoose Right(Previous.ActiveControl & vbNullString, 1)
End If

The reason for appending vbNullString to the control is to ensure that
Null isn't returned (in case sChoose is only expecting a string)


--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

(no private e-mails, please)


Thanks, but it's not exactly what I meant. In the click_event of txt6
I want to grab the last character of txt6: the 6, so I can use the
code generic in the other textboxes.

Lars


"Douglas J. Steele" <NOSPAM_djsteele@NOSPAM_canada.com> schreef in
bericht Private Sub txt6_Click()
sChoose (Me.txt6)
End Sub

--
Doug Steele, Microsoft Access MVP

(no private e-mails, please)


I have the following code:

Private Sub txt6_Click()
sChoose ("6")
End Sub

Is it possible to make it more generic so that the sub sChoose can
automatically pick the "6" from txt6_Click ?

Thanks, Lars
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