Setting focus to a textbox control

Question

If I want to set the focus on a textbox when the form is first opened, then at design time, I can set it\'s tabOrder property to 0 and make sure no other form control has a tabO

Answer 1

Quite simple :

For the tab control, you need to handle the _SelectedIndexChanged event:

Private Sub TabControl1_SelectedIndexChanged(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs) _
  Handles TabControl1.SelectedIndexChanged

If TabControl1.SelectedTab.Name = "TabPage1" Then
    TextBox2.Focus()
End If
If TabControl1.SelectedTab.Name = "TabPage2" Then
    TextBox4.Focus()
End If