Looking for answers to some questions

Hi,
To set which tabsheet is the 'default' when you first open your form, there are a couple of options.
1.  No Script Option,
Screenshot0 identifies the pageindex of the tabsheet you want to use as the 'default' and Screenshot1 uses that value as the tabindex property on the pagecontrol obect.
2.  Script Option (see screenshot 2).
As an alternative , add this bit of code using the index you identified in Screenshot 0.
You could also have this default index amendable by the user (useful if they are doing different tasks and, for the duration of that task, want a different tabsheet to always first open).
For the highlighted button question, have a look at screenshot 3.  All forms have one button set as the 'default' which means that it is both highlighted when you open the form and also that you can simply press 'enter' and the button action will fire.
Simply untick the 'default' box (to have no button set as default) or untick it and then tick another button to change the default.
Regards,
Derek.

Dear derek

Kindly need private work for application.
Tried to send u direct mag cant

Hi tjohnson0473 and derek,
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A little late here, but great questions. I learned something, so I just wanted to comment.
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I knew how to set the tabindex with scripts, but I wasn't aware that the PageControl had a property for doing this.  Or if I did, I had forgotten about it and had been doing it with scripts.
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I have also noticed the behavior you described in your first question, but I've never been able to identify what was causing it.  I always tried to control it using the TabOrder properties, but this further explains the unsolved mystery for me.
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Thank you, thank you

Hi Joshua,
As I mentioned in my earlier post, another option that you could consider is to use a data-driven approach and hold a small table where you can specify which tabsheet you want to show on startup.
In the attachment, simply change the 'default' tabsheet setting on Form3, restart your application, and a different default now shows.
You can do similar things throughout your application (variable tool tips, variable captions etc etc).
Derek.

Very clever, as always! thx Derek

@Joshua

to fix a certain tab on startup maybe you can also try something like this with script on your main form onshow procedure:

procedure frmMain_OnShow (Sender: TObject; Action: string);

begin
    frmMain.PageControl1.ActivePageIndex := 0; // tab 1
end;