vba - Visual Basic - how to force event to fire -

i'm new vb (using vba, actually) , force event fire. specifically, updating value in textbox , call textbox's afterupdate() event.

private sub cmdcreateinvoice_click()   me.txtinvdate = '11/01/10'   me.txtinvdate.afterupdate end sub 

during run time, error says "compile error: invalid use of property". if try similar, click event (ex: cmdcreateinvoice.click), not have property shares name, error says "compile error: method or data member not found".
know there must way fire 1 event another. proper syntax? thanks!

afaik, there no way "fire event manually" in vb(a). can call event handler manually, , this, rdkleine has given answer already:

call txtinvdate_afterupdate() 

this have same effect if event had fired (though not give whole chain of events may fire along it--unless call handlers well).

igorm has valid point, in comments on answer--it's "cleaner" write different sub work want done, call both event handler & wherever you're trying (button click?). so:

private sub txtinvdate_afterupdate()     dowhatever end sub  private sub button_click()     dowhatever end sub  private sub dowhatever     'your desired effect end sub 

you make dowhatever public sub in module.

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and no, in vb(a) doesn't matter order define sub (or function) routines.