How can I auto focus on a textfield using Win32 GUI in Perl?

Question

I'm following an online Win32::Gui tutorial to learn how to add a GUI to my Perl application. So far everything's been good. But I'm having some pesky small problems. So I'm asking for help here again.

One problem is, I have to click my mouse in the textfield before I can type. I tried something lie this:

$Object->AddTextfield(
        -name   => "Birthday",
        -left   => 75,
        -top    => 50,
        -width  => 180,
        -height => 20,
        -number => 1,
        -prompt => "Input birthday:",       

    );


$Object->Birthday->GetFocus();
$Object->Birthday->Activate();

But it doesn't work. Can anyone kindly help? Thanks in advance.

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 26 '09 at 07:00

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how about $Object->Birthday->SetFocus()?

answered Dec 26 '09 at 07:00

ax.

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@ax, Thanks. But test failed. – Mike Dec 26 '09 at 07:08
@ax, I dunno what just happened. But now setfocus() is working :) Haha, thanks a lot dude ! – Mike Dec 26 '09 at 07:21

score -1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 04 '10 at 19:51

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Birthday->SetFocus() will work fine....

you can try

answered Jan 04 '10 at 19:51

Rahul

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Yes, @Rahul. SetFocus() does work. That's why I accepted the solution offered by @ax. Thanks anyway. – Mike Jan 05 '10 at 03:18
Please do not just repeat other answers. – matthias krull Nov 19 '12 at 15:10

How can I auto focus on a textfield using Win32 GUI in Perl?

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