MaskedEditBox won't display any text...

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Dennis K.

I created a new VB.NET Windows Application and dragged a Microsoft
MaskedEditBox onto the empty form (did not change any of the defaults).
In Form1_Load I added the line...

AxMaskEdBox1.Text = "14"

But nothing is displayed in the box when I run the application.

Any idea what is going on here?
 
Dennis K. said:
I created a new VB.NET Windows Application and dragged a Microsoft
MaskedEditBox onto the empty form (did not change any of the defaults).
In Form1_Load I added the line...

AxMaskEdBox1.Text = "14"

But nothing is displayed in the box when I run the application.

Any idea what is going on here?
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Are you referring to a MaskedEditBox (VB 6) or to a MaskedTextBox (.NET
Framework)?

I have no problem programmatically adding text to the Text property of a
MaskedTextBox using code similar to yours. (Using Visual Studio 2005).
 
Are you referring to a MaskedEditBox (VB 6) or to a MaskedTextBox (.NET
Framework)?

I have no problem programmatically adding text to the Text property of a
MaskedTextBox using code similar to yours. (Using Visual Studio 2005).
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I am using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Microsoft Development Environment
7.1.3088, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.4322). I added the Masked Edit
Control V6 (MSMASK32.OCX) from the "Tools|Add/Remove Toolbox Items"
menuitem. It was on the COM Components tab.
 
Dennis K. said:
I am using Visual Studio .NET 2003 (Microsoft Development Environment
7.1.3088, Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1.4322). I added the Masked Edit
Control V6 (MSMASK32.OCX) from the "Tools|Add/Remove Toolbox Items"
menuitem. It was on the COM Components tab.
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OK, when I added a MaskedEditControl to a sample Windows app in VS 2005, I
did not find a Text property listed for the MaskedEditControl. When I used
the CtlText property, I was able to add text to the control with code, like
this:
AxMaskEdBox1.CtlText = "String in!"

As the intellisense list for the Masked Edit control does not include a Text
property, It's a mystery to me that your code compiles (but, it does).

Use the CtlText property.
 
OK, when I added a MaskedEditControl to a sample Windows app in VS 2005, I
did not find a Text property listed for the MaskedEditControl. When I used
the CtlText property, I was able to add text to the control with code
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Ah ha. Thanks!

The Text property must be used for something else. In looking at the
Help for the control it says I should be using the SelText property.

Maybe next time I should RTFM. ;-)
 
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