How to: Move a Text Box in Front of or Behind Another Control

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The following example sets the z-order of a TextBox, so the user can display the entire TextBox (by bringing it to the front of the z-order) or can place the TextBox behind other controls (by sending it to the back of the z-order).

To use this example, copy this sample code to the Script Editor of a form. To run the code you need to open the form so the Open event will activate. Make sure that the form contains:

  • Three TextBox controls named TextBox1 through TextBox3.
  • A ToggleButton named ToggleButton1.
  Dim ToggleButton1
Dim TextBox1
Dim TextBox2
Dim TextBox3

Sub Item_Open()
Set TextBox1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").TextBox1
Set TextBox2 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").TextBox2
Set TextBox3 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").TextBox3
Set ToggleButton1 = Item.GetInspector.ModifiedFormPages("P.2").ToggleButton1


'Set up text boxes to show z-order in the form
TextBox1.Text = "TextBox 1"
TextBox2.Text = "TextBox 2"
TextBox3.Text = "TextBox 3"


TextBox1.Height = 40
TextBox2.Height = 40
TextBox3.Height = 40


TextBox1.Width = 60
TextBox2.Width = 60
TextBox3.Width = 60


TextBox1.Left = 10
TextBox1.Top = 10


TextBox2.Left = 25      'Overlap TextBox2 on TextBox1
TextBox2.Top = 25


TextBox3.Left = 40      'Overlap TextBox3 on TextBox2, TextBox1
TextBox3.Top = 40


ToggleButton1.Value = False
ToggleButton1.Caption = "Bring TextBox2 to Front"
ToggleButton1.Left = 10
ToggleButton1.Top = 90
ToggleButton1.Width = 50
ToggleButton1.Height = 50


End Sub


Sub ToggleButton1_Click()
If ToggleButton1.Value = True Then
TextBox2.ZOrder (fmTop)          'Place TextBox2 on Top of z-order


'Update ToggleButton caption to identify next state
ToggleButton1.Caption = "Send TextBox2 to back"
Else
TextBox2.ZOrder (1)              'Place TextBox2 on Bottom of z-order


'Update ToggleButton caption to identify next state
ToggleButton1.Caption = "Bring TextBox2 to front"



End If
End Sub