easy I hope: how to copy and paste a textbox control (designtime)
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From: vbDavidC on 26 Jan 2010 23:32 Hello, I have been using VB for a while but am having a problem with this. I am creating a simple form with textboxes. After I format the first textbox I want to make a copy of it although not a control array. When I select the textbox I do a Ctrl-C or copy but when I do a Ctrl-V (paste in menu is not enabled). I can do this with Command boxes but not textboxes. Am I doing something wrong.
From: mayayana on 27 Jan 2010 00:14 It works fine for me. It also works fine with the mouse and context menu. You should get a message that asks if you want to create a control array. When you click No it copies the control with a new name. (You do realize this is a VB group and not VB.Net?) > > I have been using VB for a while but am having a problem with this. > > I am creating a simple form with textboxes. After I format the first > textbox I want to make a copy of it although not a control array. > When I select the textbox I do a Ctrl-C or copy but when I do a Ctrl-V > (paste in menu is not enabled). > > I can do this with Command boxes but not textboxes. > > Am I doing something wrong.
From: duke on 27 Jan 2010 00:18 On Jan 26, 9:32 pm, vbDavidC <davidsusergro...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Hello, > > I have been using VB for a while but am having a problem with this. > > I am creating a simple form with textboxes. After I format the first > textbox I want to make a copy of it although not a control array. > When I select the textbox I do a Ctrl-C or copy but when I do a Ctrl-V > (paste in menu is not enabled). > > I can do this with Command boxes but not textboxes. > > Am I doing something wrong. I just tried doing what you suggested with textboxes and it worked fine for me. If you are hitting Ctrl-V to do the paste, you are doing so without displaying the menu and it copies just fine. Of course you do have to say "NO" to the prompt asking about creating an array each time you hit Ctrl-V if that is what you want, personally I use arrays at every opportunity. Try again, it should work... What can I say??? Duke
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From: vbDavidC on 27 Jan 2010 03:35
On Jan 26, 11:18 pm, duke <nosp...(a)3web.net> wrote: > On Jan 26, 9:32 pm, vbDavidC <davidsusergro...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > I have been using VB for a while but am having a problem with this. > > > I am creating a simple form with textboxes. After I format the first > > textbox I want to make a copy of it although not a control array. > > When I select the textbox I do a Ctrl-C or copy but when I do a Ctrl-V > > (paste in menu is not enabled). > > > I can do this with Command boxes but not textboxes. > > > Am I doing something wrong. > > I just tried doing what you suggested with textboxes and it worked > fine for me. > If you are hitting Ctrl-V to do the paste, you are doing so without > displaying the menu and it copies just fine. > Of course you do have to say "NO" to the prompt asking about creating > an array each time you hit Ctrl-V if that is what you want, personally > I use arrays at every opportunity. > Try again, it should work... What can I say??? > > Duke I know what both of you are saying. If I do this operation on a command button or optionbutton it works. It also does not work with labels.. The other way it works is if I select more than 1 control for example 2 textboxes it allows me to do the copy. If I only select only 1 textbox I get no prompt. weird. thanks. |