Question

I want to update a database based on the form that is currently activated. I had originally decided to use the GotFocus event. However I now understand that will not work as the form has controls on it. So I then thought I wouls use the activated event. This works but seems to fire multiple times. I put in the following code:

Private Sub frmNewTicket_Activated(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Me.Activated
    MsgBox("Form Activated")
End Sub

I select the form and make it activated and the message box appears about 15 times.

Why does it do this? How should I handle this. I only want my code to execute once when the form is activated.

NOTE: There are several forms that the users will be changing between, incuding forms from other applications.

Answer 1

Each time you click OK on the messagebox, the form regains the focus and is activated again.

Put a static Boolean value in your frmNewTicket_Activated like someone has posted here:

Static HasRan As Boolean=False
If Not HasRan Then
    HasRan=True
    'put code here
End If