PRB: Form's MouseMove Event Is Not Triggered

    Article ID: Q116388
    Creation Date: 20-JUN-1994
    Revision Date: 01-DEC-1996

    The information in this article applies to:

    • Microsoft Access versions 2.0, 7.0, 97

    SYMPTOMS

    Moderate: Requires basic macro, coding, and interoperability skills.

    An event procedure assigned to a form's MouseMove event is not triggered as you expect it to be.

    CAUSE

    A form's MouseMove event is triggered only when the mouse pointer is positioned outside the boundaries of any sections or controls on the form.

    RESOLUTION

    To trigger a MouseMove event within the boundaries of a section on a form, assign the event procedure to the section's MouseMove event, not to the form's MouseMove event.

    MORE INFORMATION

    A form's MouseMove event is triggered only when the form's window is sized to be larger than the form itself, and the mouse pointer is positioned outside the form but inside the form's window. This can be useful in instances where the form has been maximized, and it is necessary to determine if the mouse pointer is positioned outside the normal boundaries of the form. In most cases, though, it is more useful to trap a MouseMove event that has occurred for a form's detail, header, or footer sections.


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KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: FmsEvnt
Additional reference words: 2.00 7.00 97 8.00