Problem Positioning Check box on Folder

[Former Member]

Hi All,

I am really pulling my hair out trying to position a text box on the screen.

I have added a new folder on the service call screen. This folder's pane level is set to 8. Now I want to add a check box onto that folder. I get the position of another item on the screen (let's say the Origin combo box on the first folder) and then I set my new item's top position to the same position as the Origin combo box. My code:

                        aItem = oForm.Items.Item("67") 'Origin Combo Box
                        oItem = oForm.Items.Add("chk_Refr", SAPbouiCOM.BoFormItemTypes.it_CHECK_BOX)
                        oItem.Left = 10
                        oItem.Top = aItem.Top
                        oItem.FromPane = 8
                        oItem.ToPane = 8
                        oCheck = oItem.Specific
                        oCheck.Caption = "Refrigeration"

This code does not put it in the same top position as the Origin Combo box, but almost half way down the screen. I have tried various other top values. I have started at 10, which puts it right at the top of the screen, I go down to about 180 which puts it just above the row of folders.

BUT it seems like as soon as I move it onto the folder, at let's say Top = 200, it moves it down to 200 from the top of the folder! So it's way down. The difference from Top = 180 to Top = 200 is about 10cm (4 inches) on my screen?????

It does the same even if I remove the FromPane and ToPane property setting.

Any ideas?

Also, I have a matrix on another tab that I also added, which I set to the same top position and that works great, no problem. Seems like it's only with the check box?

Thanks for any help in advance,

Adele

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hello Adele,

The problem: the window has been resized, and you put your checkbox on et_form_load

Try the following:

Add you checkbox at et_form_load and pval.before_Action = false

at et_form_resize event and pval.Before_Action = false set the checkbox relative position to an existsing system created item.

This is always working, and you hair will be remain on your head:)

Regards

J

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks János and hahahah about the hair

I am going to try this, but why does it work with a grid then?

[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Thanks János! It worked. Added code to reset the position on the resize event and all is well

[Former Member]

hello freind

have yu set top as like

oitem.top=aitem.top +180

try it

[Former Member]

Hi, thanks for the reply.

Why would I want to do that? I want the item to move up a bit, not down even more.

The actual problem is that when I position it at 180 it is above the tab, when I position it at 200 it is way down on the screen, it's as if I can't get it into the space in between, which is about 10cm. I have tried oItem.Top = aItem.Top - 100, which just puts it right back to the top. Also tried oItem.Top = aItem.Top + 100, which puts it so low down it's almost off the screen.

I have tested with a check box and a text box, both have same behavior. Tested with a grid, doesn't do it.

Adele