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Using VB 6 SP5

In my project I am using a databound form that uses a data aware class
which uses ADO.

On my form all my input controls are either text boxes or datacombo
boxes, except for one RichTextbox. This particular control displays the
data that is already in the database, but when you update the field it
does not "trigger" ADO that a change has been made like the other
controls do. If I change the contents of another field, then the RTB
will update. Can I "trip" a setting to force this "update state" in the
change event of the RTB?

I'm not exactly sure how it works to begin with, but I know I'd like
that RTB comtrol to work the same as the others. I at least need some
kind of workaround, if this is not possible.

Can anyone assist me with this, please?

This does not occur in my VB 6, service-pack 5 installation. I would highly
recommend downloading the latest service pack for Visual Basic/Visual
Studio, from:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/sp/vs6sp5/default.asp

It's highly likely you are experiencing a bug that has been corrected in a
service pack.

Hope this helps!

Steven Bras, MCSD
Microsoft Developer Support/Visual Basic WebData

Steven,

Quote:>>This does not occur in my VB 6, service-pack 5 installation.

I am using SP5 so now I am confused. Could there be a property that I'm missing? I set these properties:

DataSource, DataMember, and DataField

Anything I might be overlooking?

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I don't believe, in most cases, that you need a data member, unless you are
using the data environment or a shaped recordset. What are you setting that
to?

Steven Bras, MCSD
Microsoft Developer Support/Visual Basic WebData

I am using a Data Environment. I confess that I am quite new to "Data Aware" Classes and I found an example in a VB book that I have and it happens to use a Data Environment.  I had some problems with it initially which caused me to replace several methods with straight database calls using SPs. I don't know a whole lot about DEs, but I am guessing that they are not ultimately the best decision for a "professional" shrink-wrap application, which I am attempting to make. So, I would like to get rid of it entirely, but I am not quite sure how that will work. I do not have the expertise to just figure it out so I am kind of hoping to find an example of a similar project that has a data aware class without using a DE. There is a simple example on MSDN, but it does not cover the complexity of my Class.

Should I even be worrying about this, if the DE works? Or should I continue to find a way to replace it?

Thanks for any input on this. I am the lone developer on this project and I can't share it with the developers that I work with at my full time job.

BTW, I was able to get around this problem by setting the "DataChanged" property = True on the Change event.

-Larry

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That's a good workaround-- I'm glad you found one! Best wishes with your
project!

Steven Bras, MCSD
Microsoft Developer Support/Visual Basic WebData
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