Problem with AcFocusCtrl in AutoCAD 2005

I had two forms that have been using the AcFocusCtrl for the last year
or two. They worked fine in ADT2i, ADT3.3, AutoCAD 2004, and AutoCAD
2005. In fact the forms still work fine in my installation of AutoCAD
2005 right now.

The problem is that in the past couple days several machines on our
floor, that are using AutoCad 2005, that also use the code they have
been using for years have been popping errors.

I removed the AcFocusCtrl, both from the code and the control, because
that was the first thing referenced in the form-initialize sub and the
forms loaded perfectly.

I will post the error message specifically when I get another view of it
on someone else's machine. by memory it was simply "Application error"
then another two word error. I don't have a free machine to replicate
it on at the moment.

I think it is related to a Windows Update the the machines went through
a week or so ago. They are WinXP Pro SP2 likely fully updated with
every security patch on Windows update.

If anyone has a clue about this and knows how to get the behavior back
that AcFocusCtrl provided please let me know.

Thanks and hope this helps if someone else has the same issue.

Later
Mick Darling: Cad Manager
Stubbins Assoc.: Cambridge MA

 

To follow up on my own post the error is:

Automation Error
Unspecified Error

It then kicks in the VBA editor for debugging and will not allow editing
of the form or code that involves the AcFocusCtrl

 

Mick,
Can you describe what an AcFocusCtrl control is? I can see it in my
available references but I have no idea what it does.
Thanks,
Kenneth Hutson
San Antonio, TX

 

The AcFocusCtrl is a control that you can place in Userforms and then
activate with code on on userform-Initialize. VBA forms in AutoCAD will
not allow you to keep foucs on a textbox in the form while editing it.
The AcFocusCtrl keeps the focus on the textbox and allows you to edit it.

Unfortunatly it now no-longer works and my users cannot enter in their
own settings and must rely on my hard coded routines.

Mick