Version 3.0      Updated 27/08/2017               Approx 1 MB

 

The attached utility demonstrates a way of setting the state of a group of controls at the same time using the controls' Tag property.

 

The properties that can be controlled are: Visible, Enabled, Locked

 

However, some control types do not allow all of the properties.

For example labels can not be disabled or locked

 

For full details of control types & properties, see the table tblControlTypes

 

All the form controls have tags A, B, C or D.

Use the buttons to control the state of those with tags A, B, C

To ensure the form remains usable, controls with tag D remain visible, enabled & unlocked at all times!

 

The forms aren't intended to be elegant, just to show what can be done

 

UPDATED 29/04/2017:

For portability, all the functionality is now included in the module modControlState.

There are 3 procedures: ShowControls, EnableControls & LockControls

 

2 forms have been included - identical apart from colour

This is just to confirm that the forms are controlled independently as you would expect

In addition, one form demonstrates the use of auto resize code (by Jamie Czernak) for different screen resolutions; the other doesn't

 

To use this approach, just copy the module modControlState to your own project

 

NOTE:

When using this code on a form make sure all controls have a tag value.

Otherwise, controls with no tag will get hidden or locked or disabled as well

 

Click to download:  Set Controls (zipped)